Web & Application Security · OWASP · API Security · UAE & Global
Find Every Flaw in
Your Web Applications
Before Attackers Do
Pristine InfoSolutions UAE delivers deep-dive, manual-first web application security testing that goes far beyond automated scanners — uncovering complex vulnerabilities, business logic flaws, and chained attack paths that put your data, customers, and reputation at risk. ISO 27001 certified. OWASP aligned. Free retest included.
500+
Web app assessments delivered
OWASP Top10
Full coverage every engagement
98%
Critical findings remediated first cycle
100%
Free retest on critical/high findings
Live Web App Assessment Feed — Sample
Banking Portal — Authentication Bypass
JWT forging · Direct account access
E-Commerce — IDOR on Order API
Horizontal privilege escalation
Healthcare Portal — SQL Injection
Patient PII exposure confirmed
Govt e-Service — CSRF + XSS Chain
Account takeover demonstrated
SaaS Platform — GraphQL Introspection
Schema exposed · Mutation abuse
Telecom API — Rate Limit Bypass
OTP brute force possible
ISO 27001:2013 Certified OrganisationOWASP Testing Guide v4.2OWASP API Security Top 10CVSS v3.1 ScoringCWE / WASC ClassificationNESA UAE AlignedPCI DSS v4.0 Req. 11.4
Web & Application Security Testing
Comprehensive Web Application Security Assessment — Manual-First, Evidence-Backed
Web applications are the most heavily attacked surface in any enterprise. Every API endpoint, authentication flow, input field, file upload function, and third-party integration is a potential entry point for attackers — and the most damaging vulnerabilities are rarely the ones that automated scanners find. SQL injection, authentication bypass through JWT manipulation, insecure direct object references across microservices, and business logic flaws that allow price manipulation or unauthorised data access — these are found by expert testers, not tools.
Pristine InfoSolutions UAE conducts manual-first web application security testing aligned to the OWASP Testing Guide v4.2 and OWASP API Security Top 10 — with certified security engineers who understand application architecture, development frameworks, and attacker methodology. Our assessments go beyond producing a vulnerability list: they deliver attack chains, proof-of-concept evidence, and developer-specific remediation guidance that your team can act on immediately.
Whether you are securing a customer-facing banking portal, a government e-service platform, a SaaS product, a REST/GraphQL API, or a cloud-native microservices architecture — Pristine brings the same depth, rigour, and independence to every engagement. Every assessment includes a free verified retest of critical and high severity findings after remediation.
- ✓Full OWASP Top 10:2021 CoverageComplete assessment against all ten OWASP Top 10:2021 categories — Broken Access Control, Cryptographic Failures, Injection, Insecure Design, Security Misconfiguration, Vulnerable Components, Authentication Failures, Data Integrity, Logging Gaps, and SSRF — with manual validation of every finding.
- ✓Business Logic & Workflow TestingManual discovery of application-specific logic flaws that automated tools fundamentally cannot detect — price manipulation, privilege escalation through workflow abuse, race conditions in high-value transactions, multi-step process bypasses, and feature flag exploitation targeting unreleased functionality.
- ✓API Security Testing (REST, GraphQL, SOAP, gRPC)Comprehensive API security assessment covering all OWASP API Security Top 10 categories — BOLA/IDOR, broken function-level authorisation, mass assignment, unrestricted resource consumption, injection through API parameters, and GraphQL-specific attacks including introspection abuse and deeply nested queries.
- ✓Authentication & Session Management Deep-DiveIn-depth assessment of login mechanisms, multi-factor authentication implementations, OAuth 2.0 / OIDC / SAML flows, JWT security (algorithm confusion, none-signing, key injection), session token entropy, session fixation, CSRF protections, and credential reset flow security.
- ✓Source Code Review (SAST)Static analysis of application source code to identify vulnerabilities at the code level — including hardcoded secrets and API keys, insecure cryptographic implementations, SQL construction patterns, unsafe deserialization, XXE vulnerability, path traversal, and race condition-prone code sections.
- ✓Cloud-Hosted Application SecuritySecurity assessment of applications deployed on AWS, Azure, and GCP — including cloud-specific misconfiguration exploitation, serverless function security, container escape risks, storage permission audits, and secrets management validation in cloud-native architectures.
- ✓Third-Party Component & Supply Chain SecurityIdentification and assessment of vulnerable third-party libraries, open-source components, JavaScript frameworks, and NPM/Maven/PyPI packages — with CVE mapping, exploitation demonstration where applicable, and Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) advisory.
- ✓Client-Side Security TestingDOM-based XSS, client-side injection, prototype pollution, postMessage abuse, WebSocket security, insecure storage in localStorage/IndexedDB, and clickjacking — covering the client-side attack surface that represents an increasing proportion of web application vulnerabilities.
🌐 Web App Assessment — Scope & Inclusions
What every engagement delivers as standard
OWASP Top 10:2021 — Full Coverage✓ Manual + Tool
OWASP API Security Top 10✓ Full Coverage
Business Logic & Workflow Flaws✓ Manual Only
Authentication / OAuth / JWT Testing✓ Included
Source Code Review (SAST)✓ Optional Add-On
CVSS v3.1 Severity Scoring✓ Every Finding
CWE & WASC Classification✓ Included
Developer Remediation Guidance✓ Per Finding
Executive Summary Report✓ Dual Format
Compliance Evidence Mapping✓ NESA / PCI / ISO
Retest — Critical & High Findings✓ FREE Included
Typical Engagement Duration5–15 Business Days
🎯 Testing Methodology Options
- Black Box — Zero prior knowledge, simulating a completely external attacker with no credentials or documentation
- Grey Box — Partial knowledge (test credentials, API documentation) — realistic simulation of compromised user or supply chain entry
- White Box — Full access to source code, architecture diagrams, and credentials — maximum depth and coverage for pre-launch or high-sensitivity applications
- Authenticated Multi-Role — All user roles tested separately — admin, manager, standard user, API service accounts
OWASP Coverage
Complete OWASP Top 10:2021 — What We Test in Every Engagement
Pristine's web application security assessment provides full coverage of every OWASP Top 10:2021 category, plus additional testing categories that extend beyond the standard list to address real-world attack scenarios.
| OWASP Category | What We Test | Attack Scenarios Demonstrated | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01 — Broken Access Control | IDOR, privilege escalation, CORS misconfiguration, directory traversal, forced browsing, mass assignment, missing function-level access control | Horizontal and vertical privilege escalation across all user roles, cross-tenant data access in multi-tenant SaaS | ✓ Full Coverage |
| A02 — Cryptographic Failures | Weak encryption algorithms, plaintext data in transit, insecure key storage, outdated TLS/cipher suites, certificate validation gaps, weak password hashing | MITM interception demonstration, decryption of weak encrypted fields, certificate bypass | ✓ Full Coverage |
| A03 — Injection | SQL injection (classic, blind, time-based, out-of-band), NoSQL injection, OS command injection, LDAP injection, XPath injection, Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) | Database exfiltration, OS command execution, authentication bypass via injection | ✓ Full Coverage |
| A04 — Insecure Design | Threat modelling review, missing security controls by design, insecure business workflow analysis, abuse case mapping, missing rate limiting | Workflow bypass enabling free purchases, account enumeration, unlimited automated actions | ✓ Manual Testing |
| A05 — Security Misconfiguration | Default credentials, unnecessary features enabled, verbose error messages exposing stack traces, missing security headers, cloud storage misconfiguration, debug mode active | Admin panel access via default credentials, internal path disclosure via verbose errors | ✓ Full Coverage |
| A06 — Vulnerable & Outdated Components | Third-party library CVE analysis, component inventory via SBOM, dependency scanning (NPM, Maven, PyPI), outdated framework identification, end-of-life software | Known CVE exploitation demonstration where safe to do so in assessment environment | ✓ Full Coverage |
| A07 — Auth & Identification Failures | Brute force protection, credential stuffing resilience, MFA bypass techniques, password policy strength, session management, JWT algorithm confusion, OIDC/OAuth2 implementation flaws | JWT none-algorithm bypass, MFA bypass via race condition, account takeover via session fixation | ✓ Full Coverage |
| A08 — Software & Data Integrity | Insecure deserialization, CI/CD pipeline security review, auto-update mechanism integrity, SRI validation for CDN resources, unsigned package installation | Deserialization gadget chain exploitation, unsigned software update substitution | ✓ Manual Testing |
| A09 — Security Logging & Monitoring | Log completeness and integrity review, alerting gap analysis, incident detection capability, SIEM integration coverage, sensitive data in logs, audit trail completeness | Demonstration of attack scenarios that would not be detected by current logging configuration | ✓ Advisory Review |
| A10 — Server-Side Request Forgery | SSRF via URL parameters, file upload functionality, webhooks, PDF generation, image processing, metadata service access in AWS/Azure/GCP cloud environments | AWS instance metadata access via SSRF, internal service enumeration and data exfiltration | ✓ Full Coverage |
| Beyond OWASP — Business Logic | Price manipulation, cart abuse, race conditions in financial transactions, workflow step skipping, feature flag exploitation, multi-step abuse | Purchase items at $0, access locked premium features, skip payment in multi-step flows | ✓ Manual Only |
| Beyond OWASP — OWASP API Top 10 | BOLA, Broken Function Auth, Mass Assignment, Unrestricted Resource Consumption, Broken Object Property Auth, Unrestricted Business Flow, SSRF, Misconfig, Improper Inventory, Unsafe API Consumption | Cross-user data access via BOLA, bulk data extraction through unprotected API endpoints | ✓ Full Coverage |
Testing Methodology
How We Conduct Every Web Application Security Assessment
Our testing methodology is not a fixed checklist applied uniformly — it is a structured, adaptive process that begins with genuine understanding of your application's architecture, technology stack, and business logic before any testing begins.
Phase 1 — Reconnaissance & Information Gathering
- Application fingerprinting — technology stack, framework versions, third-party services
- Spider and crawl to map all application entry points — forms, APIs, hidden endpoints
- OSINT on the application — leaked credentials, exposed API keys, code repositories
- Review of available documentation — API specs, swagger/OpenAPI definitions
- Identify all authentication mechanisms and user roles present
- Map data flows — what data enters and exits the application and through which channels
Our Testing Toolkit
Professional-Grade Tools, Expert-Led Execution
Tools augment expert testers — they never replace them. We use a carefully curated combination of industry-standard and proprietary tools, guided entirely by manual expertise to ensure comprehensive coverage without overwhelming your team with false positives.
🔧 Burp Suite Professional🔧 OWASP ZAP🔧 Postman / Insomnia🔧 Nuclei (Custom Templates)🔧 SQLMap🔧 ffuf / Dirsearch🔧 Nikto🔧 SonarQube (SAST)🔧 Semgrep🔧 DependencyCheck / Snyk🔧 JWT_Tool🔧 Amass / Subfinder🔧 Gobuster / Feroxbuster🔧 OWASP DAST Tools🔧 Custom Python Scripts🔧 GraphQL Cop / InQL
Compliance Frameworks
Our Reports Support Every Major Compliance Requirement
OWASP Top 10:2021OWASP API Security Top 10PCI DSS v4.0 Req. 11.4UAE NESA / NIAISO 27001:2022 A.8.25UAE PDPLCBUAE FrameworkGDPR Article 32SOC 2 Type II (CC6/CC7)HIPAA § 164.312
84%
Of web application assessments uncover at least one Critical or High severity finding on first test
500+
Web and API security assessments completed globally across 30+ countries
4.2×
More vulnerabilities found through manual testing vs automated scanner-only approaches
100%
Free retest included for all Critical and High findings — remediation verified, not assumed
Assessment Deliverables
What You Receive After Every Web App Security Assessment
Every Pristine web application assessment delivers a comprehensive package designed for two distinct audiences: your technical team who needs to fix vulnerabilities, and your leadership who needs to understand and communicate business risk.
📋
Executive Summary Report
Board-ready risk narrative with overall risk rating, key findings summary, business impact context, and strategic security recommendations — written for non-technical leadership and board presentation.
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Technical Findings Report
Detailed write-up of every vulnerability with reproduction steps, evidence screenshots, HTTP request/response samples, CVSS v3.1 score, CWE reference, and specific remediation guidance for your developers.
🗺️
Vulnerability Risk Heat Map
Visual distribution of all findings by severity (Critical / High / Medium / Low / Informational) across application components — providing instant visual prioritisation of remediation effort.
🛠️
Developer Remediation Roadmap
Prioritised remediation action plan with severity-based timelines, specific code-level or configuration fixes for each finding, and recommended security testing checkpoints to prevent regression.
📐
Compliance Evidence Mapping
Mapping of all findings to relevant compliance frameworks — NESA, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, UAE PDPL, or GDPR — providing evidence packages ready for your next regulatory audit or certification.
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Free Verified Retest Report
After your team has remediated critical and high findings, Pristine retests every one at no additional cost — producing a verified retest report confirming that each issue has been effectively resolved.
Specialised Web Security Services
Beyond Standard VAPT — Advanced Web Security Capabilities
01
API Security Testing
Dedicated API security assessment covering REST, GraphQL, SOAP, and gRPC — full OWASP API Top 10, mass assignment, BOLA, and undocumented endpoint discovery.
02
OAuth 2.0 & OIDC Security
Deep assessment of OAuth / OIDC / SAML implementations — redirect URI manipulation, code interception, token leakage, implicit flow vulnerabilities, and IDP misconfiguration.
03
Microservices Security
Security assessment of microservice architectures — service-to-service authentication, API gateway bypass, service mesh security, container API exposure, and inter-service trust abuse.
04
Third-Party Integrations
Assessment of all third-party integrations — payment gateways, CRM APIs, analytics platforms, social login providers — testing data flow security at every integration boundary.
05
Cloud-Native App Security
Serverless function security (AWS Lambda, Azure Functions), cloud storage misconfiguration, container image scanning, Kubernetes RBAC review, and cloud-hosted application specific testing.
06
Source Code Review (SAST)
Security-focused source code review using automated tools augmented by manual analysis — identifying vulnerabilities at the code level before they reach production environments.
07
DevSecOps Integration
Integration of security testing into your CI/CD pipeline — automated SAST/DAST in deployment workflows, security gate configuration, and developer security training.
08
Continuous Security Testing
Ongoing web application security testing programme — quarterly assessments, new feature security reviews, and regression testing after major releases to maintain continuous security assurance.
Industries We Serve
Web Application Security for Every Sector
Banking & Fintech
Core banking platforms, internet banking, payment APIs, and open banking integrations — PCI DSS and CBUAE aligned assessment with zero-downtime testing protocols.
PCI DSS Required
Government & e-Services
UAE Smart Government portals, citizen-facing digital services, and inter-agency APIs requiring NESA-aligned security validation for critical public digital infrastructure.
NESA Aligned
E-Commerce & Retail
Online storefronts, checkout flows, loyalty platforms, and marketplace APIs — PCI DSS, Magecart protection, and customer data security for high-transaction retail environments.
PCI DSS / PDPL
Healthcare & MedTech
Patient portals, EHR systems, telemedicine platforms, and healthcare APIs handling PHI — DHA aligned, HIPAA-comparable controls, patient data protection.
DHA / HIPAA
Education & EdTech
Student portals, learning management systems, assessment platforms, and parent-facing applications handling student PII and academic records.
PDPL Compliance
Enterprise SaaS
Multi-tenant SaaS platforms, enterprise APIs, admin consoles, and B2B integrations where a single vulnerability affects thousands of client organisations.
SOC 2 / ISO 27001
Telecom & Media
Customer self-service portals, billing APIs, subscriber management systems, and media delivery platforms with high user volume and PII processing requirements.
TDRA Aligned
Energy & Utilities
SCADA web interfaces, meter management portals, customer billing platforms, and operational dashboards for critical national infrastructure requiring CII-level security.
CII / NESA
Frequently Asked Questions
Web Application Security Testing — Your Questions Answered
How is manual web application security testing different from an automated scan?+
An automated scan runs a set of predefined checks against your application and generates a list of potential vulnerabilities — many of which are false positives. Manual testing, as conducted by Pristine, involves a skilled security engineer who understands your application's architecture, business logic, and technology stack, and who tests for complex vulnerabilities that automated tools fundamentally cannot find: business logic flaws, chained attack paths, context-specific authentication bypasses, and API-specific vulnerabilities. The most impactful vulnerabilities we find in nearly every assessment — IDOR chains, authentication bypass, business logic manipulation — are discovered through manual testing, not automated scanning.
What do we need to provide before the assessment begins?+
For a standard Grey Box assessment: test environment URL(s), test credentials for each user role, any available API documentation (Swagger/OpenAPI), and a brief description of the application's purpose and key functionality. For Black Box: just the target URL. For White Box: source code access and architecture documentation. We provide a structured pre-engagement questionnaire that captures all required information — typically completed in under 30 minutes.
Will testing disrupt our production environment?+
Not when properly managed. Pristine designs every assessment to avoid service disruption. For production environments, we calibrate testing intensity, avoid destructive payloads, schedule intensive testing during low-traffic periods if needed, and maintain real-time communication with your team. We recommend testing against a staging environment where possible, but we routinely test production applications for clients who require it — with zero unplanned downtime across 500+ assessments.
How long does a web application security assessment take?+
Typical duration is 5–15 business days depending on application complexity, number of user roles, API surface area, and testing depth (Black/Grey/White Box). A standard customer portal or e-commerce site typically requires 5–7 days. Complex multi-role SaaS platforms, banking applications, or large API suites may require 10–15 days. We scope every engagement individually and provide a detailed timeline during the proposal stage.
Do you provide a retest after we fix the vulnerabilities?+
Yes — every Pristine web application assessment includes a free verified retest of all Critical and High severity findings. After your development team has implemented remediation, we retest each finding to confirm it has been effectively resolved and produce a verified retest report. This retest is included at no additional cost and is typically completed within 2–3 business days of receiving confirmation that remediation is complete.
Request Your Web Application Security Assessment
Speak with a Pristine certified web application security engineer. We scope every engagement to your specific application architecture, technology stack, and compliance requirements — with a detailed proposal delivered within 24 hours.
ISO 27001 Certified · OWASP Testing Guide v4.2 · Free Retest Included · UAE NESA Aligned · PCI DSS v4.0