API vulnerability from unintended data exposure
2025-hsc-se-q05 · Multiple Choice · 1 mark
Source: NESA 2025 HSC Software Engineering HSC Q5
Question
What is a potential vulnerability of an application programming interface (API)?
Options
Reveal answer
C. Exposure of more data than intended
Marking rubric
| Marks | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Identifies the correct answer. |
Explanation
Poorly designed or insufficiently protected APIs can expose more data than the client should be able to access.
Metadata
- Submitter
- Seed data
- Created
- 2026-05-02
- Status
- published
- Syllabus
- y12-secure-safe-code-vulnerabilities
- Tags
- API vulnerabilities data exposure secure software