OWASP Top 10 for LLM

The Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP) recently published their first early version (Version 0.5) describing the ten most crucial weaknesses commonly found in large language model (LLM) applications. An LLM, or large language model, is an advanced computer model that can understand and produce human-like text using deep learning.

Mon Jul 31, 2023

OWASP has observed and documented vulnerabilities in LLMs 

LLMs like OpenAI ChatGPT, GPT-4, Google BARD, and Microsoft BING have practical uses in various fields because they can understand and generate text that resembles human language, enabling numerous possibilities for applications.

OWASP has identified and documented vulnerabilities in LLMs that are selected based on their potential impact, exploitability, and how common they are in the LLM landscape. Some notable weaknesses in the list include prompt injections, data leakage, inadequate sandboxing, and unauthorized code execution. Certain vulnerabilities, like prompt injections, can be carried out even without extensive coding experience.

As with other OWASP lists, the main purpose of this one is to be a learning resource for developers, designers, architects, managers, and organizations involved in deploying and managing LLM applications.

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