Cybersecurity 2025: OWASP Top 10 Prevention
Security is not a feature; it's a foundation. Learn how to protect your applications from the most critical risks of 2025.
Introduction
The OWASP Top 10 is the standard awareness document for developers and web application security. It represents a broad consensus about the most critical security risks to web applications.
In 2025, risks like Broken Access Control and Insecure Design continue to dominate. We will explore how to fix these in a modern stack using Spring Boot and Next.js.
💡 Why This Matters: A single vulnerability can lead to data breaches, massive fines, and loss of user trust.
A01: Broken Access Control
Occurs when restrictions on what authenticated users are allowed to do are not properly enforced.
// Vulnerable: Relies on ID from URL without checking ownership
@GetMapping("/account/{id}")
public Account getAccount(@PathVariable Long id) {
return accountRepository.findById(id);
}@GetMapping("/account/{id}")
@PreAuthorize("@securityService.isOwner(#id, authentication.name)")
public Account getAccount(@PathVariable Long id) {
return accountRepository.findById(id);
}A03: Injection (SQLi)
User-supplied data is not validated, filtered, or sanitized by the application.
String query = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = '" + name + "'";
Statement statement = connection.createStatement();
ResultSet resultSet = statement.executeQuery(query);💡 Fix: Use JPA Repositories or Prepared Statements which handle escaping automatically.
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Conclusion
Security is an ongoing process, not a one-time fix. The OWASP Top 10 provides a roadmap, but you must be vigilant.
By integrating security checks into your CI/CD pipeline and following secure coding practices in Spring Boot and Next.js, you can build applications that are resilient by design.