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Web & Mobile Application VAPT for Vendor Onboarding Platform

Client Overview

VST Tractors Ltd. required a digital platform to streamline the onboarding of dealers, sub-dealers and distributors. The platform was designed to manage vendor information, support document submissions and coordinate multi-level approvals across business functions.

Project Overview

Nextwebi assessed the proposed Vendor Onboarding Platform from an application security perspective. The solution comprised web and mobile applications with React and Microsoft .NET Core, PostgreSQL/SQL Server and encrypted file storage through AWS S3. The platform included role-based access, multi-level approval workflows, document uploads, dashboards, notifications and Email OTP-based login or SSO for VST users.

Security Issues & Risk Areas

The platform involved multiple user roles and approval stages while handling vendor data and uploaded business documents. Based on the application scope, the key security areas requiring assessment included:

Role-based access controls across Territory Manager, State Head, Zonal Head, functional teams and Admin users.
State and zone-based restrictions on application and vendor data.
Authentication and session security for Email OTP or SSO login.
Security of multi-level approval workflows and prevention of workflow bypass.
API access controls and protection against unauthorized data access.
Security of vendor document upload and retrieval functions.
Protection of files stored through AWS S3.
Security of Android and iOS mobile application interactions with application APIs.
Common web application vulnerabilities such as injection, XSS, CSRF and insecure direct object access.

What We Did

Nextwebi structured the VAPT assessment around the major attack surfaces of the vendor onboarding ecosystem. Testing focused on application behaviour, authorization controls, authentication mechanisms and business workflows rather than relying only on automated scanning.

Performed web-application security testing across authentication, authorization, session management, input validation, and application functionality.
Tested role-based access controls for horizontal and vertical privilege escalation.
Validated state and zone-level access restrictions.
Assessed multi-level approval workflows for unauthorized actions and potential workflow bypass.
Tested application APIs for authentication, authorization and unauthorized data access.
Reviewed document upload and retrieval functionality for file-related security risks.
Assessed OTP/SSO authentication flows and session handling.
Performed mobile-application security testing across the Android and iOS components and their interactions with application APIs.
Reviewed AWS S3-based document storage access controls and exposure risks.

Security Solution

Nextwebi provided a structured Web & Mobile Application VAPT approach covering the platform's technical and business-level security controls. The assessment focused on identifying weaknesses that could affect vendor information, uploaded documents, user permissions and approval workflows.

Application-layer vulnerability assessment and manual penetration testing to verify the practical impact of identified weaknesses.

Role and permission testing across defined user profiles.

Business logic testing across vendor onboarding and approval stages.

API security assessment for application data and actions.

Authentication and session security testing.

File upload and document access security testing.

Mobile application security assessment.

Cloud storage security review for AWS S3 document handling.

Security findings documented with appropriate remediation guidance.

Impact

The VAPT engagement provided security-focused validation across the web application, mobile applications and supporting APIs. It helped establish stronger visibility into access control, authentication, workflow, document and data protection risks before the platform's production use. 

By assessing the web and mobile applications, APIs, access controls, and cloud storage together, Nextwebi delivered the comprehensive protection expected from a trusted cybersecurity company in Bangalore.

Improved visibility into application and API security risks.
Strengthened validation of role-based and state/zone-based access controls.
Improved security assurance around multi-level vendor approval workflows.
Enhanced protection focus for uploaded vendor documents and cloud-based file storage.
Security validation for OTP/SSO authentication and mobile application interactions.
Provided actionable findings and remediation guidance for improving the platform's security posture.
For another assessment involving multiple user roles, authorization boundaries, APIs, and sensitive business information, review our VAPT case study for a multi-role client portal.

Technology Environment

React Microsoft .NET Core PostgreSQL / SQL Server AWS S3 Web Android iOS Email OTP / SSO

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