Mobile applications have become an essential channel for customer engagement, digital services and business operations. Security weaknesses in mobile applications can expose sensitive information, compromise user accounts or create vulnerabilities in the communication between the mobile application and backend services.
CF’s Mobile Application VAPT evaluates Android and iOS applications across mobile-specific security controls, application functionality, authentication, authorization, local data storage, network communication and backend/API interactions.
Our approach combines automated analysis, manual security testing and controlled validation to identify weaknesses across the mobile application’s attack surface.
Key Security Challenges We Address
Insecure Data Storage
Identify sensitive information stored insecurely on mobile devices, including credentials, tokens, application data, logs and cached information.
Weak Authentication & Authorization
Assess login mechanisms, user roles, session handling and authorization controls to identify unauthorized-access and privilege-escalation risks.
Insecure Network Communication
Evaluate communication between the mobile application and backend services to identify weaknesses that could expose sensitive information or enable manipulation.
Insecure API & Backend Interaction
Assess mobile-to-backend APIs for authentication, authorization, data exposure, input validation and business-logic weaknesses.
Reverse Engineering & Application Protection
Evaluate application exposure to reverse engineering, debugging, tampering and other mobile-specific attack scenarios, where applicable.
Our Approach
1. Application & Platform Analysis
We understand the mobile application’s platform, build/variant, major workflows, authentication model, application functionality and supporting backend services.
2. Static & Dynamic Security Testing
We combine application analysis with runtime testing to identify weaknesses in mobile application behavior, configuration, storage and security controls.
3.Authentication, Authorization & Data Security Testing
We evaluate authentication, session management, user roles, authorization and local storage to identify weaknesses that could expose accounts or sensitive information.
4. Network, API & Controlled Exploitation Testing
We assess mobile-to-backend communication, API interactions and critical workflows, using controlled validation to understand the practical impact of identified vulnerabilities.
5. Detailed Reporting & Remediation Verification
We provide actionable security findings with technical evidence, risk/impact information and remediation guidance, followed by retesting where included within the engagement.