Every second, organizations face an evolving battlefield in cybersecurity. APIs and cloud environments—the backbone of modern businesses—are prime targets for attackers exploiting overlooked vulnerabilities. A single breach can now cost organizations an average of $4.88 million. For businesses, this means heightened risks across critical systems, compounded by the struggle to identify vulnerabilities quickly enough.

On September 19th, 2024, a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-40748) was discovered in Joomla version 5.1.4, exposing their website to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. Stored cross-site scripting (second-order or persistent XSS) arises when an application receives data from an untrusted source and unsafely includes it within its later HTTP responses. This could lead to attackers injecting malicious scripts into the website, which would be executed whenever a user visits a specific page.

Vulnerability scanning is the process of assessing web applications, mobile apps, APIs, systems, networks, or cloud infrastructures to identify security weaknesses. It uses automated tools to detect known CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), misconfigurations, and potential attack vectors, helping to secure assets against cyber threats.