Yes, Netlify apps can be hacked if not properly secured. The most common vulnerabilities include exposed API keys, missing database security, and weak authentication.
Netlify apps are built on modern technologies that are secure by design, but security requires proper configuration. Common attack vectors include:
2. **API Key Theft**: Secrets hardcoded in frontend code can be extracted and abused.
3. **Authentication Bypass**: Weak password policies and missing rate limiting enable account takeover.
4. **XSS Attacks**: If user input isn't properly sanitized, attackers can inject malicious scripts.
The good news is that all these issues are preventable with proper security practices. VAS scans for these vulnerabilities automatically.
of Lovable applications (170 out of 1,645) had exposed user data in the CVE-2025-48757 incident
Source: CVE-2025-48757 security advisory
average cost of a data breach in 2023
Source: IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023
developers using vibe coding platforms like Lovable, Bolt, and Replit
Source: Combined platform statistics 2024-2025
“Vibe coding your way to a production codebase is clearly risky. Most of the work we do as software engineers involves evolving existing systems, where the quality and understandability of the underlying code is crucial.”
“The problem with AI-generated code isn't that it doesn't work - it's that it works just well enough to ship, but contains subtle security flaws that are hard to spot.”
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