A Taxonomy of Web Security Vulnerabilities

Abstract

the rapid evolution in web applications and software development has not witnessed a similar pace in development opposite what has taken place in the security and cybersecurity arenas. Web applications security has become a significant issue since insecure applications and software undermine various areas including finance, health care, defense, and other mission critical infrastructures. Web application vulnerability results from misconfiguration, flaws in the design, implementation, operation, or management at the different levels of a web application (input side, output side, or both sides). This taxonomy paper studies web vulnerabilities, their impact on users’ infrastructures, and their detection tools (static, dynamic, or hybrid) and mitigation mechanisms at different software architecture levels.