AI pentest on my Flask app confirmed SQLi, but the bug was in my scanner
Winter-Fig-2362 · reddit · 2026-08-20
The author ran an AI-driven penetration test on a vulnerable Flask app they built, successfully confirming a SQL injection vulnerability at the /user endpoint. Interestingly, they discovered that the more significant bug was actually within the scanner itself, highlighting potential logic flaws in automated security tools.
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