OWASP Top 10 2025 Coverage Gaps Threaten AppSec Programs Ahead of Audit Cycles
What Happened — Qualys’ latest blog highlights that many application‑security (AppSec) programs still miss critical OWASP 2025 categories such as Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA), Broken Function Level Authorization (BFLA), Server‑Side Request Forgery (SSRF), supply‑chain compromise, and third‑party script injection. The gaps stem from reliance on unauthenticated DAST scans, limited API‑role testing, and signature‑based detection that cannot keep pace with modern OAuth2/JWT flows.
Why It Matters for Compliance & Audit Readiness
- The uncovered categories map directly to SOC 2 CC3.1 (System Operations) and CC6.1 (Risk Management) controls that require demonstrable testing of security‑critical functions.
- Continuous evidence of comprehensive OWASP 2025 coverage is now a de‑facto audit artifact; missing tests become audit findings and remediation tickets.
- Verisq’s Control Mapping capability can automatically align your AppSec tooling results to the OWASP 2025 list, generating audit‑ready evidence and highlighting gaps before the next audit window.
Who Is Affected — SaaS providers, fintech platforms, health‑tech apps, and any organization that delivers API‑centric web applications.
Recommended Actions
- Map existing scanning tools and schedules against the OWASP 2025 categories.
- Deploy authenticated, multi‑role API testing (e.g., BOLA/BFLA checks) at a cadence that matches your release cycle.
- Integrate continuous control‑mapping dashboards to capture evidence for SOC 2 audits.
Source: Qualys Blog – OWASP Top 10 2025 Coverage Gap
Technical Notes — The gap is driven by:
- Traditional DAST tools lacking authenticated, role‑based testing for APIs.
- Signature‑only detection missing supply‑chain and script‑injection attacks that appear before a CVE is published.
- OAuth2/JWT flows often excluded from scan scope, leaving account‑takeover vectors unchecked.