Understanding OWASP API Security Top 10 in 2025

APIs have become the backbone of modern applications, connecting services, enabling integrations, and powering digital experiences across every industry. From mobile banking apps to healthcare platforms, APIs facilitate the seamless data exchange that users expect. However, with this increased reliance comes heightened security risks. The OWASP API Security Top 10 serves as the industry standard for identifying and mitigating the most critical API vulnerabilities that organizations face today.

The 2025 OWASP API Security Top 10 highlights evolving threats including Broken Object Level Authorization, where attackers exploit inadequate authorization checks to access unauthorized data. Broken Authentication remains a critical concern, as weak authentication mechanisms allow attackers to compromise user accounts and hijack sessions. Broken Object Property Level Authorization and Unrestricted Resource Consumption have emerged as significant threats, enabling data exposure and denial-of-service attacks. Additionally, Broken Function Level Authorization, Server-Side Request Forgery, and Security Misconfiguration continue to pose serious risks to API infrastructure.

Understanding these vulnerabilities is only the first step—implementing comprehensive protection is essential. ArmorAPI provides automated scanning that continuously tests your APIs against all OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, identifying weaknesses before attackers can exploit them. Our platform combines static analysis, dynamic testing, and behavioral monitoring to detect authorization flaws, authentication bypasses, and configuration errors. With real-time threat detection powered by machine learning, we identify anomalous patterns that indicate potential attacks in progress.

Security teams using ArmorAPI benefit from actionable remediation guidance that prioritizes vulnerabilities based on risk and exploitability. Our detailed reports include proof-of-concept exploits, business impact assessments, and step-by-step fix recommendations. By integrating directly into your CI/CD pipeline, ArmorAPI ensures that every API change is automatically tested for OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities before deployment. This shift-left approach to API security helps organizations build secure APIs from the ground up, reducing remediation costs and preventing breaches before they occur.