Top 3 web application security vulnerabilities in 2024

**Executive summary:** This report identifies the top web application and cloud security vulnerabilities affecting Aikido users — NoSQL injection, dangerous debug functions left in code, missing HSTS/CSP headers, EC2 IAM roles exposed to SSRF, and outdated Lambda runtimes — explains why each is common, describes impacts (data leakage, corruption, lateral cloud access), and gives practical remediation steps such as input validation and parameterized queries, removing debug functions, implementing HSTS/CSP, enforcing least-privilege IAM and audits, and keeping runtimes updated.