Introduction to API10:2023 Unsafe Consumption Of APIs
Unsafe Consumption of APIs refers to the risks that arise when an application integrates with third-party or external APIs without properly validating their behavior, responses, or trustworthiness. If the consuming application blindly trusts external APIs, it can become vulnerable to data leaks, injection attacks, or system compromise. Common issues include accepting unvalidated input, not handling unexpected responses securely, or trusting data from unauthenticated sources. To prevent this, always validate and sanitize external API responses, enforce strict data schemas, apply timeouts and error handling, and only consume APIs from trusted sources. Never assume external systems behave securely or consistently.
