Mobile Application Penetration Testing
“Identify vulnerabilities before attackers do and safeguard your business with proactive security.”
What is Mobile Application Penetration Testing?
Mobile application penetration testing (VAPT) is a proactive approach to security where we simulate real-world cyberattacks to uncover vulnerabilities within your mobile applications. These tests help you identify weaknesses in your Android, iOS, hybrid, and enterprise mobile apps before malicious attackers can exploit them.
Speak with our security experts and discuss your specific testing needs.
Why Do You Need Mobile App Penetration Testing?
Protect Against Data Breaches: Mobile apps often handle sensitive business and customer information such as tokens, credentials, and personal data. Prevent attackers from exploiting insecure mobile components.
Meet Compliance Standards: Regulations like PCI-DSS, GDPR, HIPAA, and mobile-specific requirements mandate periodic security assessments.
Avoid Financial and Reputational Losses: Vulnerabilities in mobile apps can lead to app store takedowns, lawsuits, and irreversible brand damage.
What We Look For:
Our expert team combines manual testing and automated scanning to identify a wide range of vulnerabilities across your mobile application, based on industry-leading standards such as OWASP Mobile Top 10 and OWASP MASVS. We look for:
- M01:2025 – Improper Credential Handling
- M02:2025 – Insecure Data Storage
- M03:2025 – Insecure Communication
- M04:2025 – Insecure Authentication & Authorization
- M05:2025 – Insufficient Cryptography
- M06:2025 – Reverse Engineering & Code Tampering Risks
- M07:2025 – Insecure Platform Usage
- M08:2025 – Supply Chain Vulnerabilities in Mobile Apps
- M09:2025 – Insufficient Logging & Monitoring
- M10:2025 – Insecure Session Management & Runtime Manipulation
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Our Methodology
We follow a systematic and structured process aligned with frameworks like
OWASP MASVS, OWASP MASTG, PTES, and NIST SP 800-115. Here’s an overview
01.
Pre-Engagement Activities
- Scope Definition
- Rules of Engagement (RoE)
- Required Access (APK/IPA files, test accounts, backend details)
02.
Reconnaissance & Information Gathering
- Passive Recon (app metadata, store information)
- Active Recon (app behavior, API calls, app architecture)
03.
Enumeration
Discovering app component activities, services, broadcast receivers, storage areas, APIs, backend endpoints, and permissions.
04.
Threat Modeling
Mapping attack vectors from a mobile-specific standpoint such as device compromise, local data exposure, insecure traffic interception, and reverse engineering.
07.
Exploitation & Validation
Controlled exploitation to confirm risks such as credential theft, insecure storage access, privilege escalation, and backend compromise.
10.
Retesting
Verification that applied fixes are effective and complete.
05.
Automated Scanning
Using advanced mobile security scanners to detect insecure components, outdated libraries, or known vulnerabilities.
08.
Post-Exploitation
Assessing data leakage, persistence, unauthorized access, and multi-app attack surface issues.
06.
Manual Vulnerability Testing
Deep assessment including dynamic analysis, static code analysis, runtime manipulation, and business logic abuse.
09.
Reporting & Remediation
Includes:
- Executive Summary
- Technical Findings
- Remediation Strategy
Why Choose Vaptora?
- Expert Mobile Security Professionals who understand Android, iOS, and hybrid frameworks deeply.
- Comprehensive Testing combining automated and manual analysis across apps, device, and backend layers.
- No Disruptions to your business operations.
- Actionable Reports with clear remediation guidance.