Framework version upgrade audit

A framework version upgrade audit validates the security posture of your API before and after framework updates. The scan compares the running API surface against the declared OpenAPI specification and flags misconfigurations introduced or resolved by the upgrade.

Upgrading a framework can silently change default security behaviors, such as authentication schemes, header handling, and serialization rules. Without an audit, teams ship changes that introduce authentication bypass paths, sensitive data exposure, or broken authorization checks aligned to OWASP API Top 10.

Another common gap is assuming that framework defaults provide sufficient protection. Defaults may expose debug endpoints, relax CORS rules, or remove deprecated security headers, creating exposure that is not visible in unit tests.

Run a scan against the current production API to establish a baseline. Record the risk score and findings, then upgrade the framework in a staging environment. Re-scan the staging build and diff the results to confirm that high-risk findings are resolved and no new findings are introduced.

Use the OpenAPI spec as a source of truth. Compare declared security schemes, required parameters, and response definitions against runtime behavior to detect undefined security schemes, missing pagination, or sensitive fields that remain in the spec but are mishandled after the upgrade.

Automate the workflow in CI/CD so that a failed score blocks promotion. For ongoing monitoring, schedule periodic rescans to catch regressions introduced by dependency updates or configuration drift.

middleBrick performs a black-box scan that requires no agents or SDK integration. Submit the URL of your staging or production API and receive a risk score with prioritized findings within a minute.

The scanner parses OpenAPI 3.0, 3.1, and Swagger 2.0 with recursive $ref resolution and cross-references spec definitions against runtime behavior. This helps identify undefined security schemes, deprecated operations, and sensitive fields that may be mishandled after a framework update.

Detection coverage aligned to OWASP API Top 10 includes authentication misconfigurations, BOLA and BFLA, property over-exposure, input validation issues such as CORS wildcard misuse, and unsafe LLM/AI surface through adversarial probes. Security headers, HTTPS redirects, HSTS, and cookie flags are also evaluated.

For authenticated scans, support includes Bearer tokens, API keys, Basic auth, and cookies, with domain verification to ensure only the domain owner can authorize credentialed scans. The tool only forwards a controlled allowlist of headers to limit credential exposure.

middleBrick maps findings to OWASP API Top 10 and supports audit evidence collection for SOC 2 Type II and PCI-DSS 4.0 assessments. The tool surfaces findings relevant to controls described in these frameworks without claiming certification or compliance.

Scan data is deletable on demand and purged within 30 days of cancellation. Customer data is never sold and is not used for model training.