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What vulnerabilities are found in Framer apps?

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Short Answer

Framer app scans surface the same cluster of vulnerabilities repeatedly: cms collection visibility, code override security, third. The pattern is stable across Framer versions.

Detailed Answer

The vulnerabilities actually found in Framer apps

Not theoretical OWASP categories — specifically what appears when VAS, security researchers, and bug bounty hunters look at live Framer deployments:

  1. **[MEDIUM]** **CMS collection visibility** *(medium likelihood)*

A common failure mode in Framer applications: cms collection visibility. Left unchecked, this can lead to data exposure, unauthorized access, or service abuse.

*Fix:* Scan your deployed application with a security tool that understands this stack. Address the specific findings — generic best practices don't catch platform-specific misconfigurations.

2. **[MEDIUM]** **Code override security** *(medium likelihood)*

A common failure mode in Framer applications: code override security. Left unchecked, this can lead to data exposure, unauthorized access, or service abuse.

*Fix:* Scan your deployed application with a security tool that understands this stack. Address the specific findings — generic best practices don't catch platform-specific misconfigurations.

3. **[MEDIUM]** **Third** *(medium likelihood)*

party script risks

*Fix:* Scan your deployed application with a security tool that understands this stack. Address the specific findings — generic best practices don't catch platform-specific misconfigurations.

4. **[MEDIUM]** **Form handling security** *(medium likelihood)*

A common failure mode in Framer applications: form handling security. Left unchecked, this can lead to data exposure, unauthorized access, or service abuse.

*Fix:* Scan your deployed application with a security tool that understands this stack. Address the specific findings — generic best practices don't catch platform-specific misconfigurations.

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 Framer 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

10.3%

of Lovable applications (170 out of 1,645) had exposed user data in the CVE-2025-48757 incident

Source: CVE-2025-48757 security advisory

4.45 million USD

average cost of a data breach in 2023

Source: IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023

500,000+

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.

Andrej KarpathyFormer Tesla AI Director, OpenAI Co-founder

It's not really coding - I just see stuff, say stuff, run stuff, and copy paste stuff, and it mostly works.

Andrej KarpathyFormer Tesla AI Director, OpenAI Co-founder

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More Questions About This Topic

How severe are the vulnerabilities typically found in Framer apps?

Framer apps lean critical: CMS collection visibility 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 Framer app?

Each finding comes with a specific fix. Example: for "CMS collection visibility" → Scan your deployed application with a security tool that understands this stack. Address the specific findings — generic best practices don't catch platform-specific misconfigurations. VAS exports these as markdown you can feed directly into Framer's AI (or any other AI assistant) to apply the fix in-place. Re-scan afterward to confirm.

Can vulnerabilities in Framer 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.