{"id":64815,"date":"2022-05-06T08:52:42","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T15:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/github.blog\/?p=64815"},"modified":"2022-05-06T08:52:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T15:52:42","slug":"todays-most-common-security-vulnerabilities-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/github.blog\/security\/application-security\/todays-most-common-security-vulnerabilities-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s most common security vulnerabilities explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you know that according to a new Secure Code Warrior survey<\/a>, a surprising 86% of developers do not view application security as a top priority? This is concerning since 85% of codebases contain known open source vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n

We\u2019d like to change that. The vision of the GitHub Security Lab<\/a> is to find vulnerabilities, amplify research, educate, and enable the community to secure the open source software we all depend on. A key step toward this is developer education on the latest security vulnerabilities. This will empower developers to actively find and report new vulnerabilities in the ecosystem. To that end, let\u2019s look at a few of the common weaknesses we\u2019ve recently seen, and the tools you can adopt to combat them.<\/p>\n