Security

This article showcases Ostorlab's AI Pentest Engine's process for analyzing an Android application for Intent Redirection vulnerabilities. Follow the engine's journey from static analysis and initial findings to rigorous dynamic validation, demonstrating its ability to not only identify potential threats but also to meticulously discard false positives.

Security

This article presents a thorough, hands-on analysis and real-world exploitation of a hardcoded GCP service account with overprivileged Pub/Sub access discovered in a HackerOne mobile app. It details how Ostorlab’s AI-powered pentesting engine automated the full cycle—from authentication and permission enumeration to end-to-end message injection/interception—enabling remediation within four days.

Security

This technical analysis reveals how sophisticated attack chains—combining path traversal, symbolic link manipulation, and Android SDK quirks—can breach Signal Android's defenses to extract sensitive internal files, despite its legendary encryption remaining intact. While Signal patched these vulnerabilities within days, the discoveries offer crucial lessons about how seemingly minor bugs can be chained into powerful exploits, and why even the best security architecture needs multiple layers of defense

Security

This article presents a thorough, hands-on analysis and proof of concept for exploiting an OOB XXE vulnerability CVE-2021-29620 in Report Portal. It details how Ostorlab's AI-powered pentesting engine was used to automate the full cycle.

Security

This article presents a thorough, hands-on analysis and proof of concept for exploiting the stored XSS vulnerability CVE-2025-52559 in Zulip. It details how Ostorlab's AI-powered pentesting engine was used to automate the full cycle.

Product

Ostorlab's Privacy Scan automatically detects mismatches between what your app's privacy policy says and what it actually does. This comprehensive analysis of policy text, permissions, code, and UI elements helps mobile developers avoid compliance violations and build user trust through accurate privacy practices.

Product

The Ostorlab Security Scanner GitHub Integration enhances mobile app development workflows by embedding automated security directly into the CI/CD pipeline. It offers a GitHub Action for scanning mobile application on every code push. It adds inline vulnerability insights directly to pull requests, highlighting the exact code changes that introduced issues and suggesting one-click fixes developers can apply without leaving GitHub.

Product

This article announces the new integration between Ostorlab and Vanta, explains how it works, outlines the setup process, and highlights the key benefits for security and compliance teams.

Product

Ostorlab's May 2025 update delivers comprehensive privacy analysis capabilities with 21 new data collection categories and enhanced verification tools. This release introduces specialized Attack Surface scan profiles for optimized security assessments, adds GitHub source code integration for precise vulnerability mapping, and implements QPS rate limiting for controlled scanning. Additional improvements include mobile scan URL regex controls, streamlined Jira integration, and expanded fingerprinting capabilities for improved detection accuracy.

Security

This article is an in-depth look at the most common GraphQL vulnerabilities, why they occur, and how they can be mitigated.