AST04: Insecure Metadata and YAML Deserialization

AST04 of the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10: skill metadata is attacker-controlled input - brand impersonation, permission understating, risk-tier spoofing, invisible-character injections, and YAML !!python/object deserialization that executes code at parse time, before approval. Safe-parser and schema controls explained.

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AST03: Over-Privileged Skills and the DROP TABLE Problem

AST03 of the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10: the risk where nothing is malicious and the damage still lands. Permission checks fire at tool-call level, not intent - so a SELECT-permitted skill can DROP TABLE. With Meta's inbox-deletion incident, LPCI and LAAF research, and the per-skill credential controls that close the gap.

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XXE Injection: A Detection and Prevention Guide

XXE Injection: A Detection and Prevention Guide

XXE Injection remains one of the most dangerous web vulnerabilities, allowing attackers to read server files, execute SSRF, and even achieve remote code execution. Master in-band, out-of-band, and blind XXE techniques with practical payload examples.

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HTTP Request Smuggling: One Request, Two Interpretations

Your front end and your back end disagree about where one request ends and the next begins. The smuggled prefix slides under the WAF, defeats the rate limiter, and poisons the cache under someone else else URL. How CL-TE and TE-CL desyncs work, and the configuration discipline that closes them.

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CORS Misconfigurations in Modern Web Apps: How to Find and Fix Them

CORS Misconfigurations in Modern Web Apps: How to Find and Fix Them

CORS misconfigurations rank among the most critical web security vulnerabilities in modern applications. Learn how to identify, exploit, and remediate cross-origin resource sharing flaws including origin reflection, null origin trust, and subdomain bypass techniques.

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