What security issues do Bolt.new apps have?
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Short Answer
The security issues specific to Bolt.new apps are exposed api keys, missing supabase rls, no security headers. These aren't generic — they map to how Bolt.new deploys and what stack it leans on.
Detailed Answer
The specific issues we find in Bolt.new apps
- **Exposed API Keys** — OpenAI, Stripe, and other secret keys hardcoded directly in frontend JavaScript bundles. Attackers can extract these keys and use your API quotas, make purchases, or access your services.
2. **Missing Supabase RLS** — Database tables accessible to anyone with the anon key because Row Level Security policies haven't been configured. This means any user can read, modify, or delete all data in exposed tables.
3. **No Security Headers** — Missing Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, and X-Frame-Options headers leave your app vulnerable to cross-site scripting, man-in-the-middle attacks, and clickjacking.
4. **Weak Authentication** — No minimum password requirements, missing email verification, and lack of rate limiting on login endpoints allows brute force attacks and account takeovers.
5. **Source Map Exposure** — Production source maps uploaded to hosting reveal your entire application source code, including business logic, API endpoints, and potentially sensitive comments.
Why these are the issues specific to Bolt.new
Bolt.new apps ship with a recognizable stack (supabase, firebase). The issue list above is what appears when you scan that specific combination. A Firebase-backed app would have a different top-5; a self-hosted Postgres deployment would have yet another. Context is everything.
What VAS checks in a Bolt.new scan
- **Secret Detection** — Scans all JavaScript bundles for API keys, tokens, and credentials that should never be in frontend code. We detect OpenAI keys, Stripe secrets, AWS credentials, database connection strings, and dozens of other sensitive patterns.
- **Database Security** — Tests Supabase/Firebase for proper security rules. We query your tables to verify they're protected.
- **Security Headers** — Checks for all important HTTP security headers that prevent XSS, clickjacking, and MITM attacks.
- **Auth & Sessions** — Analyzes authentication implementation for weak passwords, session issues, and rate limiting gaps.
Security Research & Statistics
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
Expert Perspectives
“There's a new kind of coding I call 'vibe coding', where you fully give in to the vibes, embrace exponentials, and forget that the code even exists.”
“It's not really coding - I just see stuff, say stuff, run stuff, and copy paste stuff, and it mostly works.”
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Which Bolt.new security issue is most dangerous?
Exposed API Keys. OpenAI, Stripe, and other secret keys hardcoded directly in frontend JavaScript bundles. Attackers can extract these keys and use your API quotas, make purchases, or access your services. This is the highest-impact finding because it tends to expose the full dataset or grant lateral movement in one step.
Are these issues unique to Bolt.new, or do they appear across platforms?
The patterns overlap with lovable, v0, replit — all vibe-coding platforms share the "AI-generated code prioritizes functionality over security" problem. But the *specific manifestation* differs per platform. An exposed Supabase anon key is structurally different from an exposed Firebase config, which is different from an exposed Postgres connection string. The right scan is platform-aware.
How do I see which of these issues my Bolt.new app has?
Run a VAS scan against your deployed Bolt.new app URL. It checks every issue in the list above, confirms each by actually probing (not just reading headers), and prioritizes by severity with copy-paste fixes. Most Bolt.new app scans return results in 2–3 minutes.
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