Taxonomy of Attacks on Web Based Applications

Computers are being reasonably important part of our day to day lives. Important information is being shared and received via web, which are now a day's very much vulnerable to attacks. Web based attacks are considered as most important aspect in breaching network security. Various applications of web comprise of health care, banking and e-business operations. Key elements of security include confidentiality, integrity, availability which must be preserved in all aspects. Some common attacks include Malformed XML, SQL Injection, XML Bomb, XPath Injection. During transmission of data attacker impersonates itself as an authorize user and try to conceal the confidential information. In this paper we will discuss various web-based attacks along with security measures to decrease the impact of attack in the network.