APILock

About:

Bugsmirror APILock is an Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) tool for mobile apps, designed to test APIs. It identifies hidden endpoints (shadow APIs), authentication flaws, misconfigurations, etc., within an app's API layer. Through accurate evaluation and results, APILock helps to protect APIs and make apps more secure.

APILock - Dynamic API Security Testing

Dynamic API security testing uncovers hidden vulnerabilities in the communication layer of a mobile application. It identifies undocumented endpoints, authentication flaws, improper data exposures, and misconfigurations that attackers often exploit. Bugsmirror APILock is an IAST(Interactive Application Security Testing) tool that comprehensively tests the security of mobile app APIs. With deep assessments across access control, data security, session management, and performance resilience, APILock ensures your APIs are secure—fortifying both your app and your user data. APILock can test Android & iOS mobile apps thoroughly, revealing risks with precision.

Problem Statement

• Discovery of Shadow or Undocumented APIs.

• Broken Access Control and Authorization

• Sensitive Data Exposure through APIs

• Insecure Configuration and Missing Best Practices for API Security

Why is API security testing necessary?

In mobile apps, data flows through APIs and they enable functions such as logging in apps, saving and processing information, financial transactions, etc. These API connections can become easy targets for attackers if not properly tested and secured. APIs could leak sensitive data or provide unauthorised access to attackers. Therefore, API security testing becomes essential to discover hidden issues and vulnerabilities before attackers find and exploit them.

Statistics of Static Security Analysis of Mobile App APIs

In our in-depth Static Security Audits of over 350 mobile applications globally, we uncovered significant insights that highlight the need for robust static testing practices:

• 65% of the applications tested had hardcoded sensitive data, including API keys and passwords, exposing them to potential exploitation.

• 58% of the apps lacked a proper network security configuration, which increases the risk of exposing the application to man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks during API communication.

• 70% of the applications had no SSL/TLS pinning or an improperly implemented pinning mechanism, allowing attackers to intercept and manipulate traffic using forged certificates.

• 43% of the apps used outdated or insecure TLS or weak cipher suites, compromising the confidentiality and integrity of API responses.

Key Features of APILock

APILock assesses mobile apps across these parameters:

1. Detection of Shadow and undocumented APIs.

2. Security Misconfiguration

3. Identification & Authentication Failures

4. SQL Injection

5. Injection or Broken Access Control (if privilege escalation)

🧠 How to use APILock?

1. Contact Bugsmirror to register on the Bugsmirror MASST (Mobile Application Security Suite and Tools) portal.

2. Login to the Bugsmirror MASST portal and Go to APILock page.

3. Upload an APK/IPA file of your mobile app or provide Play Store/App Store link’

4. Provide a few details like login credentials of your app (if login flow present in the app) and submit the app.

5. Within 2 to 3 days you will get the API testing report of your app that you can view and download from MASST portal.

🛡️ Why APILock?

• ✅ Automatically captures and catalogs all API endpoints including undocumented or shadow APIs, ensuring full visibility and coverage of the entire API attack surface

• ✅ Focuses on mobile-specific API risks like weak authentication, insecure transmission, poor session management, and business logic flaws in mobile app backends

• ✅ Intercepts and analyzes real-time API traffic during app operations to detect vulnerabilities that appear only under actual runtime conditions

• ✅ Performs deep scanning of all discovered endpoints including undocumented or shadow APIs

• ✅ The testing generates report that contains details of the vulnerabilities found, Proof-of-Concepts (PoCs), steps of reproduction of bugs, and recommendations to fix the issues found

🧪 Use Cases

APILock can be used to test:

• Apps with a large user base across all sectors like Fintech, Healthtech, Government, etc.

• Apps having critical business logic

• Apps handling highly sensitive or personal data

• Apps requiring continuous risk assessment and hard-core security

📞 Contact Us

To learn more or request a demo, visit:
👉 https://bugsmirror.com/apilock

Or contact us directly at:
📩 https://bugsmirror.com/contact-us