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PowerWAF Attacks Encyclopedia

Data Exposure & Misconfiguration Attacks

3 documented attacks in this category. Understand the threats, learn detection techniques, and implement effective defenses.

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High

IDOR Attack (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

An Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) attack occurs when an application exposes a direct reference to an internal o...

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Critical

Sensitive Data Exposure

Sensitive data exposure occurs when an application fails to adequately protect confidential information — such as creden...

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Critical

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) is an attack where the attacker forces a server-side application to make HTTP request...

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