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Blockchain Application Security
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Blockchain Application Security

by Marco Morana, Harpreet Singh, Francesco Piccoli
September 2025
Intermediate to advanced
640 pages
19h 47m
English
Wiley
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Appendix BMapping of Threat Scenarios to Targeted Weaknesses and Asset Impacted

Threat Scenario TS1 Malicious actors targeting critical processes and assets in a dApp’s mobile UI and associated components.

Weakness targeted (CWE)Weakness descriptionSeverity riskAsset impactedAttack vectors
CWE-287Improper authentication9.8 (critical)Mobile or browser client/UIPhishing attacks, stolen credentials, session hijacking
CWE-359Exposure of private information8.8 (high)Mobile or browser client/UIIntercepting unprotected communication or insecure data storage
CWE-1104Use of unmaintained third-party components7.8 (high)Mobile or browser client/UIExploiting vulnerabilities in outdated libraries or frameworks
CWE-20Improper input validation7.5 (high)Mobile or browser client/UIManipulating input data to bypass validation checks
CWE-922Insecure storage of sensitive information4.7 (medium)Mobile or browser client/UIAccessing sensitive data in local storage without encryption
CWE-104Excessive logging2.0 (low)Mobile or browser client/UIAccessing sensitive information from improperly sanitized debug logs
Threat Scenario TS2: Malicious actors targeting critical processes and assets in a dApp’s interaction with digital wallets and associated components exploit vulnerabilities in authentication, transaction integrity, API security, and external services like oracles.
CWE-287Improper authentication9.8 (critical)Digital wallet/smart contractsPhishing, credential theft, session hijacking
CWE-284Improper access ...
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