Fintech VAPT, API Security, Authentication
Series A Fintech — Critical Auth Bypass Discovery
- Critical Findings
- 3
- Time to Fix
- 10 days
- Post-Launch Incidents
- 0
Challenge
Pre-launch security validation needed within 2 weeks for a fintech processing $2M+ monthly transactions.
What we did
Full VAPT of web application, REST API, and authentication flows. Manual testing of business logic, session management, and payment integrations.
Result
All vulnerabilities remediated before launch. Zero security incidents in 8+ months post-launch.
Key findings
- Authentication bypass via JWT manipulationCriticalCVSS 9.8
- IDOR on payment endpoints exposing user dataCriticalCVSS 9.1
- Privilege escalation through role parameter tamperingCriticalCVSS 9.4
- Session fixation in OAuth callback flowHighCVSS 7.5
- Rate limiting absent on sensitive endpointsHighCVSS 7.2
Critical 3High 8Medium 12