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OWASP Top Ten 2025 - A02 Security Misconfiguration
Part of Introduction To OWASP Top Ten Topic: Web Hacking
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What you'll do
In this lab, students will explore the "A02:2025 Security Misconfiguration" vulnerability of the OWASP Top Ten to identify and exploit security misconfigurations within a web application and its supporting infrastructure.
- They will analyze issues such as default settings, exposed services, and improper permissions, then apply secure configuration practices to reduce the system’s attack surface.
- ⏱ About 60 minutes
- Counts towards: Certified Ethical Hacker (exam CEH) · CompTIA PenTest+ (exam PT0-003) · CompTIA SecAI+ (exam CY0-001) · OffSec Certified Professional (exam OSCP)
Roadmaps that use this lab
- CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-003) — step 4: Web application testing
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) — step 5: Web and application attacks
- OffSec Certified Professional (OSCP) — step 4: Web attack chains
- CompTIA SecAI+ (CY0-001) — step 3: Securing AI systems
- Penetration Tester — career path — step 4: Web application attacks
- Penetration Tester — career path — step 7: Certify it
- AI Security Engineer — career path — step 3: The AI security certification









