India, Aug. 25 -- New Barracuda research shows that the average web application carries 20 security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers to steal data, compromise accounts or gain unauthorized access to systems. The findings are detailed in a new report, which also reveals that the most common vulnerabilities stem from preventable security misconfigurations and oversights.

Researchers analyzed hundreds of Barracuda Application Security Insight scans over five months in 2026. They identified seven key types of vulnerability, which between them represent approximately 90% of all the vulnerabilities detected.

These include:

* Information disclosure. Accounting for 25% of the security flaws detected, this is where the appl...