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Abuso della logica di business

The exploitation of legitimate business logic in applications to gain unauthorized advantages, often bypassing technical controls without exploiting traditional vulnerabilities.

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Analisi abuso API

The use of data analysis techniques to monitor, identify, and report on abnormal or malicious usage patterns within API traffic, supporting real-time defense and investigation.

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Analisi delle dipendenze del codice

The process of examining software dependencies for known vulnerabilities, outdated components, or license compliance issues in application development.

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Applicazione della policy CORS

The process of strictly applying Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) policies to control which origins can interact with APIs or web resources, reducing the risk of cross-origin attacks.

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Applicazione delle Regole Aziendali

Implementation and monitoring of business logic controls within applications to prevent unauthorized or unintended actions and ensure compliance with organizational policies.

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Applicazione dell’ambito del token

The process of restricting token privileges to the minimum necessary set of actions or resources, ensuring that access tokens cannot be misused beyond their intended purpose.

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Applicazione Gateway API

Operational policy and control enforcement at the API gateway layer, ensuring only validated and authorized API traffic is allowed and all relevant security checks are applied per organization’s security standards.

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Applicazione Lato Client

Reliance on client-side logic to enforce security controls, which can be bypassed or manipulated, undermining the intended protection mechanisms.

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Applicazione Quota API

The process of applying limits to the number of API requests allowed for each user, application, or key, to prevent resource abuse and maintain service availability.

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Applicazione schema API

The practice of validating incoming and outgoing API requests and responses against a defined schema to prevent structural vulnerabilities and data inconsistencies.

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Applicazione Timeout di Sessione

Policy and technical controls to ensure user sessions automatically expire after a defined period of inactivity, minimizing unauthorized session reuse risk.

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Archiviazione Crittografica Compromessa

A vulnerability where sensitive data is improperly encrypted, decrypted, or stored using weak cryptographic algorithms, leading to potential data exposure.

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Attacco di Manomissione dei Parametri

An attack technique where an adversary manipulates input parameters in client requests to alter application behavior, bypass access controls, or exploit vulnerabilities.

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Attacco di relay di autenticazione

A cyberattack in which authentication credentials are intercepted and forwarded (relayed) to impersonate a legitimate user, often bypassing traditional access controls.

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Autorizzazione a livello di funzione

A control mechanism that verifies a user’s or system’s permission for each specific API endpoint or business function before allowing the requested action.

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Binding del token di sessione

A security mechanism that cryptographically ties a session token to a specific user device or connection context, preventing token theft and reuse across different sessions.

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Concessione Eccessiva di Autorizzazione

A security misconfiguration where a user or entity is assigned more access rights than necessary, violating the principle of least privilege.

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Condivisione impropria delle risorse

A security risk where system resources are shared without proper isolation or access controls, leading to unintended data exposure or privilege escalation.

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Confine di fiducia di terze parti

A defined security demarcation between an organization’s internal systems and those of third-party entities, used to enforce controls and monitor external access.

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Controllo accessi compromesso

A critical security flaw where access restrictions are incorrectly implemented, enabling users to perform actions or access data beyond their authorization.

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Controllo Cache Improprio

Failure to configure cache settings securely, leading to the unintended storage or exposure of sensitive data in shared or public caches.

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Controllo dei log sensibili

Procedures and mechanisms to ensure that confidential or regulated information is never written to logs, reducing the risk of accidental data leakage or regulatory violations.

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Controllo dell'Impersonificazione Utente

Mechanisms and safeguards that prevent or detect unauthorized use of a legitimate user's identity within a system or application.

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Controllo della canonicalizzazione dell’input

Processes that convert various possible input formats to a standard, canonical form before validation, helping to prevent injection or encoding-based attacks.

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Controllo Entropia Insufficiente

Failure to verify that cryptographic functions use sources of randomness with adequate entropy, increasing the risk of predictable keys or tokens.

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DDoS a Livello Applicazione

A type of distributed denial-of-service attack that targets the application layer (OSI Layer 7) with malicious HTTP or API requests to exhaust server resources.

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Delega di Consenso OAuth

Process by which a resource owner grants a client application delegated access to protected resources, based on explicit consent, using the OAuth protocol.

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Deserializzazione Non Sicura

A vulnerability where untrusted or tampered data is deserialized without proper validation, potentially leading to remote code execution or privilege escalation.

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Difesa contro il dirottamento di sessione

Countermeasures and controls implemented to detect, prevent, and respond to session hijacking attacks, such as session fixation, token theft, or cookie manipulation.

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Divulgazione di Informazioni Non Intenzionale

The accidental or unauthorized exposure of sensitive data due to flawed application logic, misconfigurations, or insufficient access controls.

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Elenco di revoca JWT

A security control that maintains a list of invalidated JSON Web Tokens (JWTs), preventing previously issued tokens from being accepted after revocation or compromise.

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Elusione Limite di Frequenza

A technique or vulnerability where attackers evade rate limiting controls to send more requests than intended, potentially enabling brute-force or denial-of-service attacks.

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Errata configurazione di sicurezza

A common vulnerability where systems, servers, or applications are deployed with insecure default settings, incomplete configurations, or unintentional exposure of services.

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Esposizione di dati sensibili

A risk where confidential or regulated data is unintentionally disclosed through insecure APIs, weak encryption, or improper access controls.

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Esposizione di Funzioni Sensibili

A flaw where critical application functions, such as admin features or payment operations, are accessible to unauthorized users due to insufficient access controls or misconfiguration.

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Esposizione eccessiva di dati

A security weakness where APIs expose more data than necessary to clients, increasing the risk of sensitive information disclosure and regulatory non-compliance.

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Flusso di autenticazione compromesso

A security flaw in authentication workflows allowing users to bypass, disrupt, or abuse login and identity verification mechanisms.

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Gestione delle richieste preflight

The process of managing HTTP preflight requests (OPTIONS method) sent by browsers to check CORS permissions before the actual API request is made, ensuring proper cross-origin policy enforcement.

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Gestione Impropria degli Errori

Failure to securely process or sanitize application errors, leading to information disclosure or security bypass opportunities.

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Inquinamento dei parametri HTTP

A web security vulnerability where multiple HTTP parameters with the same name are sent in a single request, potentially bypassing security logic or causing application misbehavior.

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Introspezione del Token OAuth

A protocol mechanism defined in RFC 7662 that allows resource servers to query an authorization server about the status and meta-information of an OAuth access token.

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Inventario degli asset improprio

A failure to maintain a complete, accurate, and up-to-date list of all hardware, software, and cloud assets, leading to unmanaged risks and blind spots in security monitoring.

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Isolamento tra tenant

Security controls that strictly separate data, processes, and resources among different tenants in multi-tenant cloud or SaaS environments to prevent unauthorized cross-tenant access.

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Limitazione della frequenza API

A security control mechanism that restricts the number of API requests from a user or client within a specified timeframe to prevent abuse, denial-of-service, and brute-force attacks.

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Limitazione della frequenza impropria

A security weakness where APIs or web services do not sufficiently restrict the frequency or volume of requests, allowing brute force, enumeration, or denial-of-service attacks.

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Livello funzione compromesso

An API vulnerability where improper function-level authorization allows attackers to access or execute functions beyond their privileges.

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Livello oggetto compromesso

A critical API vulnerability where improper access controls allow attackers to manipulate or access objects belonging to other users, leading to data exposure or modification.

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Manomissione Risorse API

The unauthorized modification or manipulation of API resources, typically by altering request parameters or payloads to access or change data not permitted by the user's role.

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Mappatura di Identità Federata

A process that links a user’s identity and credentials across multiple trusted identity providers, enabling Single Sign-On (SSO) and cross-domain authentication in federated environments.

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Meccanismo di Logout Improprio

A logout process that fails to fully invalidate all session tokens and authentication artifacts, allowing potential session hijacking or unauthorized access.

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Memorizzazione Impropria di Segreti

A vulnerability where sensitive secrets, such as API keys or passwords, are stored in insecure locations, such as plaintext or unsecured repositories.

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Mitigazione automatizzata delle minacce

The use of automated controls, tools, and workflows to detect, respond to, and neutralize cyber threats in real time, minimizing manual intervention and accelerating incident response.

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Mitigazione degli attacchi di replay

Security controls implemented to detect and prevent replay attacks, where previously valid data transmissions are maliciously resent to gain unauthorized access or privileges.

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Mitigazione dei reindirizzamenti aperti

Security controls that detect and prevent web applications from redirecting users to untrusted external URLs, reducing the risk of phishing and credential theft.

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Monitoraggio abuso API

Continuous observation and analysis of API traffic to detect misuse patterns, abuse, or automated attacks, such as scraping, brute force, or denial-of-service.

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Obsolescenza della versione API

The process and risk associated with retiring or deprecating old API versions, often resulting in unsupported endpoints and increased security exposure.

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Oggetto diretto insicuro

A vulnerability where applications expose internal object references, such as file or database keys, directly to users without proper access controls, enabling unauthorized access.

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Politica di gestione delle credenziali

A formal set of rules and procedures for creating, storing, rotating, and revoking authentication credentials to ensure security and regulatory compliance.

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Prevenzione della diffusione dei segreti

The implementation of processes and tools to prevent sensitive secrets—such as API keys, credentials, and certificates—from being dispersed across source code, repositories, and environments.

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Prevenzione della perdita di token

Measures and controls implemented to prevent authentication or authorization tokens from being inadvertently exposed, intercepted, or exfiltrated by attackers.

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Processo di Validazione HMAC

A procedure using Hash-based Message Authentication Code (HMAC) to verify data integrity and authenticity during transmission or storage.

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Protezione contro il replay di sessione

Controls and mechanisms designed to prevent attackers from capturing and reusing legitimate session tokens or data packets to impersonate users or replay actions.

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Registrazione degli eventi di sicurezza

The systematic recording of security-related activities, alerts, and incidents within systems or networks to support detection, response, investigation, and compliance.

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Restrizione API Privilegiata

Controls that limit access to sensitive API endpoints or functions to only those users or services with explicit privileged rights.

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Restrizione Audience JWT

A security control ensuring a JWT token is only accepted by the intended recipients (audiences), preventing token reuse by unauthorized services.

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Rilevamento di Attacco Replay

A security mechanism to identify and block attempts where valid data transmissions are maliciously repeated or delayed, often to gain unauthorized access or privileges.

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Rilevamento di Credential Stuffing

The identification and mitigation of automated attacks in which attackers use lists of compromised credentials to gain unauthorized access to user accounts.

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Rilevamento di manomissione dei dati

Mechanisms and monitoring used to detect unauthorized or malicious modification of data in storage, transit, or processing, ensuring data integrity.

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Rilevamento di Segreti Statici

The process of identifying hardcoded or unchanging secrets such as API keys or passwords within source code or binaries.

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Rotazione delle chiavi API

The operational practice of periodically replacing and invalidating existing API keys to minimize the risk of key compromise and limit the window of exposure if a key is leaked.

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Scansione del codice statico

The process of automatically analyzing source code or binaries for security vulnerabilities, coding errors, or policy violations without executing the program.

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Schema di Autorizzazione Compromesso

A security flaw where access control logic is incomplete or inconsistent, enabling unauthorized users to gain access to restricted functions or data.

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Scoperta Endpoint API

The process of identifying available API endpoints, often through automated tools or by analyzing documentation and application behavior, which may expose unintended or sensitive functions to attackers.

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Sfruttamento assegnazione massiva

A vulnerability where an attacker assigns values to object properties that should not be directly set by the user, often leading to privilege escalation or data corruption.

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Strategia di throttling delle API

A structured approach to limit the number of API requests made by a client or IP within a specified timeframe, preventing abuse and maintaining service reliability.

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Strumentazione dinamica del codice

The process of inserting monitoring hooks or logic into running code to analyze application behavior, detect anomalies, or identify security weaknesses at runtime.

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Tracciato di audit insufficiente

A deficiency in logging or tracking system activities that undermines the ability to reconstruct security events, investigate incidents, or demonstrate compliance.

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Validazione del certificato client

A process that verifies the authenticity and trustworthiness of client certificates during mutual TLS connections, enabling strong identity assurance and encrypted communication.

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Validazione del contratto API

The process of verifying that an API’s requests and responses strictly conform to the documented interface specification, reducing integration errors and security vulnerabilities.

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Validazione del nonce di replay

A security mechanism that ensures a unique nonce value is included and validated in each request or transaction, protecting against replay attacks by rejecting reused nonces.

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Validazione della logica aziendale

The process of systematically verifying application workflows and rules to ensure that implemented business logic enforces intended controls, prevents abuse, and resists circumvention or manipulation.

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Validazione della scadenza del token

The process of checking the expiration date and time of authentication or authorization tokens to ensure that expired tokens cannot be used for access or transactions.

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Verifica della firma JWT

The process of validating the cryptographic signature of a JSON Web Token (JWT) to ensure its integrity and authenticity, preventing tampering or unauthorized modifications.

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