Top 10 OWASP

Question 1

What does OWASP stand for?

Answer 1

Open Web Application Security Project

Question 2

What is the purpose of the OWASP Top 10?

Answer 2

To raise awareness about the most critical security risks to web applications.

Question 3

True or False: The OWASP Top 10 is updated every year.

Answer 3

False, it is updated periodically, but not necessarily every year.

Question 4

What is the first item on the OWASP Top 10 list?

Answer 4

Injection

Question 5

Fill in the blank: _____ is a type of attack where malicious code is injected into an application.

Answer 5

Injection

Question 6

What is the second item on the OWASP Top 10 list?

Answer 6

Broken Authentication

Question 7

Multiple Choice: Which of the following is a common example of sensitive data exposure?

Answer 7

Not encrypting sensitive data at rest

Question 8

What is the third item on the OWASP Top 10 list?

Answer 8

Sensitive Data Exposure

Question 9

True or False: Security Misconfiguration is the fourth item on the OWASP Top 10 list.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

What does ‘Broken Access Control’ refer to?

Answer 10

Failures in restricting user permissions to access resources.

Question 11

What is the fifth item on the OWASP Top 10 list?

Answer 11

Broken Access Control

Question 12

Fill in the blank: _____ refers to the improper handling of user input leading to security vulnerabilities.

Answer 12

Security Misconfiguration

Question 13

What is the sixth item on the OWASP Top 10 list?

Answer 13

Security Misconfiguration

Question 14

Multiple Choice: Which of the following is an example of ‘Cross-Site Scripting’ (XSS)?

Answer 14

Injecting malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.

Question 15

What is the seventh item on the OWASP Top 10 list?

Answer 15

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Question 16

True or False: ‘Insecure Deserialization’ is the eighth item on the OWASP Top 10 list.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

What does ‘Insufficient Logging & Monitoring’ refer to?

Answer 17

Failures to log and monitor activities within an application, hindering incident detection.

Question 18

What is the ninth item on the OWASP Top 10 list?

Answer 18

Insufficient Logging & Monitoring

Question 19

What is the tenth item on the OWASP Top 10 list?

Answer 19

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Question 20

Fill in the blank: _____ can lead to unauthorized actions being performed on behalf of the user.

Answer 20

Broken Authentication

Question 21

Multiple Choice: Which of the following is a best practice to mitigate injection attacks?

Answer 21

Using parameterized queries

Question 22

What is a common consequence of Sensitive Data Exposure?

Answer 22

Data breaches and identity theft

Question 23

True or False: Using strong passwords is a mitigation strategy for Broken Authentication.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

What is one way to prevent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)?

Answer 24

Sanitizing user inputs

Question 25

What does SSRF stand for?

Answer 25

Server-Side Request Forgery