OWASP ZAP ( Zed Attack Proxy ) is a community driven free of cost Web Application Security tool. It is used mostly for identifying various types of weakness such as the SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and insecure cookies.
Practical Example:
If, for example, you’re evaluating the security of a login form.
Use ZAP as an intermediary between your browser and the web application you’re testing.
It is also possible to intercept login requests, for example, and alter the inputs with the aim of searching for validation problems.
It is recommended to use the “Active Scan” to get more detailed information about the presence of vulnerabilities in the analyzed application.
For example, if ZAP detected an endpoint that doesn’t sanitize user input, this could mean that the application is prone to the SQL injection attacks.
Output: Present the results with developers, concern with validation of input and the follow of security engineering paradigms.
Use Case: In real-life example, ZAP assisted a team identify a vulnerability of insecure session management on the website to change the authentication function of the site.
Tip: To detect a vulnerability, incorporate ZAP within CI/CD to establish analysis before releasing code immediately. Consent should always be sought before using this tool on applications.
Lesson: Daily testing with such a tool, like ZAP, helps to understand that web applications are protected against new threats.
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