Put your cybersecurity knowledge to the test with this quiz about the OWASP Top 10. See how well you can identify the most critical web application security risks.
1. Which category is the most serious web application security risk according to OWASP Top 10:2021?
Cryptographic Failures
Injection
Broken Access Control
Insecure Design
2. What OWASP Top 10:2021 category focuses on failures related to cryptography?
Security Misconfiguration
Cryptographic Failures
Identification and Authentication Failures
Insecure Design
3. What type of attack is described by 'Insecure Deserialization' in OWASP Top 10?
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Broken Access Control
Sensitive Data Exposure
Remote Code Execution
4. Which OWASP Top 10:2021 category includes verifying the integrity of software updates, critical data, and CI/CD pipelines?
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Software and Data Integrity Failures
Injection
Security Logging and Monitoring Failures
5. What is a common consequence of 'Broken Authentication' in the OWASP Top 10:2017?
Privilege Escalation
SQL Injection
Cross-Site Scripting
Exposing Sensitive Data
6. Which OWASP risk category often leads to the exposure of sensitive data?
A09 Security Logging and Monitoring Failures
A02 Cryptographic Failures
A01 Broken Access Control
A04 Insecure Design
7. According to OWASP Top 10:2021, what is the primary focus of 'Insecure Design'?
Software updates
Encryption methods
Design flaws
Network configuration
8. What type of vulnerability does Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) represent?
Injection
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Remote Code Execution
Server-Side Misconfiguration
9. Which OWASP category highlights the importance of logging and monitoring?
A09 Security Logging and Monitoring Failures
A10 Server-Side Request Forgery
A01 Broken Access Control
A02 Cryptographic Failures
10. Which OWASP category was previously known as Broken Authentication?
Identification and Authentication Failures
Insecure Design
Security Misconfiguration
Software and Data Integrity Failures
11. What is the primary risk of 'Cryptographic Failures'?
Loss of data integrity
System performance issues
Exposure of sensitive data
Unauthorized data access
12. Which OWASP Top 10 category deals with Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)?
Broken Access Control
Security Misconfiguration
Insecure Design
Identification and Authentication Failures
13. In the OWASP Top 10:2021, what is the consequence of 'Security Misconfiguration'?
Sensitive data exposure
Increased attack surface
Remote code execution
Session hijacking
14. What is emphasized in the OWASP Top 10:2021 category 'Software and Data Integrity Failures'?
Unverified data integrity
Inadequate logging
Weak encryption
Poor authentication mechanisms
15. What does the OWASP Top 10:2021 category 'Injection' typically involve?
Session fixation
Broken access control
Untrusted data to commands
Inadequate authentication
16. How does the OWASP Top 10:2021 categorize 'Sensitive Data Exposure'?
A symptom of security misconfiguration
An effect of cryptographic failures
A result of SQL injection
A type of insecure design
17. What is a typical example of 'Identification and Authentication Failures' in OWASP?
SQL Injection
Use of weak passwords
Insufficient logging
Cross-Site Scripting
18. Which OWASP category focuses on the issues with the integrity of data and CI/CD pipeline integrity?
Server-Side Request Forgery
Insecure Design
Software and Data Integrity Failures
Security Logging and Monitoring Failures
19. What is a common vulnerability linked to 'A05 Security Misconfiguration'?
Use of default settings
Unpatched software
Misconfigured permissions
All of the above
20. Which OWASP category includes 'Broken Access Control'?
