What vulnerabilities are found in Emergent (emergent.sh) apps?
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Short Answer
Emergent (emergent.sh) app scans surface the same cluster of vulnerabilities repeatedly: exposed supabase credentials with missing rls, client-side api key leakage, unprotected api endpoints. The pattern is stable across Emergent (emergent.sh) versions.
Detailed Answer
The vulnerabilities actually found in Emergent (emergent.sh) apps
Not theoretical OWASP categories — specifically what appears when VAS, security researchers, and bug bounty hunters look at live Emergent (emergent.sh) deployments:
- **Exposed Supabase Credentials with Missing RLS**
Emergent apps often connect to Supabase without configuring Row Level Security, leaving tables publicly readable.
2. **Client-Side API Key Leakage**
Third-party API keys are embedded directly in generated frontend code instead of server-side proxies.
3. **Unprotected API Endpoints**
Backend routes generated by Emergent may lack authentication middleware.
4. **Insecure Default Auth Configuration**
Generated auth flows may skip email verification, rate limiting, and password complexity requirements.
Distribution by severity
Of the findings above, 0 sit at critical impact (full data exposure), 0 at high (significant data or account compromise), and the rest are medium-or-lower (attack surface expansion). A first-scan Emergent (emergent.sh) app typically has 2–4 findings from this list live at any moment.
How to know which ones are in your app
Run a VAS scan. Each finding above is tested directly — we query your database to verify access controls are active, scan bundles for key patterns, probe auth endpoints for rate limiting, and check security headers in live responses. Output is a per-finding report with evidence and fix.
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.”
“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.”
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How severe are the vulnerabilities typically found in Emergent (emergent.sh) apps?
Emergent (emergent.sh) apps lean critical: Exposed Supabase Credentials with Missing RLS alone can expose the full user dataset in one query. Compare to e.g. missing security headers (medium) which require additional exploitation. Triage accordingly: critical findings are measured in minutes-to-breach, mediums in weeks.
How do I fix vulnerabilities once they're found in my Emergent (emergent.sh) app?
Start with critical impact findings, apply the remediation guidance per finding, and re-scan. Never "fix and hope" — confirm with a second scan. Many fixes (e.g., enabling RLS) are one-line; others (e.g., moving a secret server-side) require structural changes to where the value is used.
Can vulnerabilities in Emergent (emergent.sh) apps be exploited by a non-expert attacker?
Most can. Extracting an exposed API key is a single "view source" operation. Querying a table without RLS is a `curl` command. Exploiting missing rate limiting requires scripting skills equivalent to "follow a tutorial." Only a handful of the findings above (e.g., chained auth bypass) require specialist knowledge — the rest are routinely exploited by automated scanners with zero human involvement.
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