Web Application Security Audit
Laravel / PHP Web Application Security Review: authentication, authorization, access control, IDOR, input validation, file uploads, API endpoints, rate limiting, session handling, sensitive data exposure, logging and common application-level vulnerabilities. Delivered as findings, severity, explanation and recommended fix.
You can't fix what you haven't seen
Typical situations I help with:
- you're not sure whether your authorization rules actually hold up;
- you suspect IDOR issues but haven't had time to verify them;
- input validation is inconsistent and nobody knows where the gaps are;
- file uploads work, but you don't know what they actually accept;
- API endpoints exist without rate limiting or consistent auth checks;
- sessions and sensitive data are handled, but not reviewed;
- logging exists, but nothing records critical security events;
- a client or partner is asking for a security review before moving forward;
- you want a clear list of real, exploitable issues — not a generic checklist;
- you need someone to explain what matters, why, and how to fix it.
If any of this sounds familiar, this is exactly what this service is for. It's a focused Laravel / PHP Web Application Security Review — not a full penetration test — that produces a clear list of findings, their severity, an explanation of each issue and a recommended fix.
What the review covers
Laravel / PHP Web Application Security Review
I review your Laravel or PHP application from the inside: how authentication works, how authorization is enforced, where access control can be bypassed, how input is validated, how file uploads are handled, how API endpoints are protected, how sessions behave and how sensitive data is treated. The output is a written report you can act on, share with your team or attach to a client request.
The review typically covers:
- Authentication — login, registration, password reset, session lifecycle;
- Authorization — policies, gates and consistency across controllers, jobs and routes;
- Access control — routes, admin areas, API endpoints and background jobs;
- IDOR — places where users can access records they don't own;
- Input validation — request validation, nested and complex inputs, edge cases;
- File uploads — types, sizes, storage, access and serving rules;
- API endpoints — auth, tokens, scopes, error responses and consistent protection;
- Rate limiting — login, registration, password reset and sensitive endpoints;
- Session handling — rotation, invalidation, cookies and multi-device behavior;
- Sensitive data exposure — responses, logs, error pages, storage and backups;
- Logging — whether critical security events are actually recorded;
- Common application-level vulnerabilities — misconfigurations and pattern-level issues.
What this service is not: it's not a full penetration test, it's not an infrastructure or network review and it's not a compliance certification. It's a focused security review of the application layer, written for developers and decision makers.
What you get
Findings → severity → explanation → recommended fix
Every finding in the report follows the same structure, so it's clear what matters and what to do next:
- Finding — a short, specific description of the issue;
- Severity — how much it matters (critical, high, medium, low, informational);
- Explanation — how the issue works and what an attacker could realistically do with it;
- Recommended fix — concrete steps to correct it, in your stack, without breaking production.
Where relevant, I include code snippets, affected routes or files and notes on how to verify the fix. If you want, we can also go through the report together and prioritize the fixes.
Why me
I have 4+ years of commercial experience with Laravel, Symfony and Vue.js, and I work as a Georgian IE on a remote B2B basis — clear contracts, invoices and communication. I focus on business results, not just code, and keep the process transparent with clear estimates and predictable delivery.
I've worked on real security cases in production — including IDOR fixes, failed login logging, auditing permission changes and hardening file uploads. I know how these issues actually appear in live Laravel and PHP applications, and I review them the same way I'd fix them: practically, honestly and without promising more than the review actually delivers. I work on a small number of projects at a time, so you get direct communication, fast feedback and a report you can actually act on.
- Full-stack experience: Laravel / Symfony / Vue.js
- 4+ years of commercial development
- Georgian IE — easy B2B cooperation
- Remote workflow with clear communication
- Real production security cases: IDOR, failed login logging, permission auditing, secure uploads
- Transparent estimates and predictable delivery
- Authentication
- Authorization
- Access control
- IDOR
- Input validation
- File uploads
- API endpoints
- Rate limiting
- Session handling
- Sensitive data exposure
- Logging
- Common application-level vulnerabilities
- Findings → severity → explanation → recommended fix
From first call to delivery.
Scope
Clarify what is in scope: app, API, admin, uploads.
Review
Go through authentication, authorization, validation, uploads, API, sessions, logging.
Analyze findings
Separate real issues from noise and assess severity.
Report
Findings → severity → explanation → recommended fix.
Walkthrough
Optional call to go through findings and priorities together.
Frequently asked questions
01 Is this a full penetration test?
No. This is a focused Laravel / PHP Web Application Security Review. It reviews the application layer and delivers findings, severity, explanations and recommended fixes. It is not a full penetration test, not an infrastructure review and not a compliance certification.
02 What do I receive at the end?
A written report where every finding follows the same structure: finding, severity, explanation and recommended fix. Where relevant, I include affected routes or files and notes on how to verify each fix.
03 What is typically reviewed?
Authentication, authorization, access control, IDOR, input validation, file uploads, API endpoints, rate limiting, session handling, sensitive data exposure, logging and common application-level vulnerabilities.
04 Can you also implement the fixes?
Yes. You can take the report and fix things yourself, or I can implement the agreed fixes as a follow-up engagement, with verification afterwards.
05 What is your cooperation model?
Remote B2B via Georgian IE. Fixed review, review + fixes, or monthly retainer — depending on what you need.
Need a security review of your Laravel or PHP application?
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