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Best SCA Tools in 2025: Scan Dependencies, Secure Your Software Supply Chain
Review

Best SCA Tools in 2025: Scan Dependencies, Secure Your Software Supply Chain

Modern applications depend a lot on third-party and open-source libraries. This speeds up development, but it also increases the risk of attacks. Each dependency can introduce issues like unpatched security flaws, risky licenses, or outdated packages. Software Composition Analysis (SCA) tools help address these problems.

José Palanco José Palanco ·
Web Application Security: Best Practices, Testing, and Assessment for 2026
Cybersecurity

Web Application Security: Best Practices, Testing, and Assessment for 2026

Web application security is essential to protect your apps from cyberattacks that target sensitive data and disrupt operations. This guide covers the importance of web app security, common vulnerabilities, best practices, and testing methods, helping you secure your application, ensure compliance, and maintain user trust

José Palanco José Palanco ·
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VALIDATED FINDING Evidence attached

Server-Side Request Forgery in webhooks/receiver

demo-project/sample-app · src/webhooks/receiver.py:42

SeverityHigh CVSS 3.18.6 Priority79 Confirmedvia replay

Untrusted caller-supplied URLs reach an internal egress without an allowlist. Replayed in a sandbox against a fresh authorised target — the same control was validated to fail twice.

REVIEWER-READY REMEDIATION Merge-ready PR

Validate the target URL against an allowlist of permitted hostnames. Reject private/internal IP ranges. Enforce HTTPS only.

plexicus/remediation/webhooks-ssrf 3 changed · 0 new files
42resp = requests.get(target_url)
42+if not is_allowed_host(target_url):
43+  raise WebhookRejected(target_url)
44+resp = requests.get(target_url, timeout=5)
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