Salesforce Penetration Testing

Salesforce’s low-code ecosystem empowers teams to build business-critical workflows and applications quickly, but that convenience often hides deep security complexity. Each click-configured object, automation, and permission layer adds potential exposure that traditional code reviews and vulnerability scanners simply can’t detect. A single misconfigured sharing rule or overprivileged role can turn a powerful business platform into a major data-loss vector.

Unlike static web apps, Salesforce operates within a deeply interconnected, multi-tenant environment where logic, access control, and integrations converge. This makes comprehensive penetration testing essential, not just to validate the security of custom Apex code or Lightning components, but to uncover weaknesses in how permissions, data visibility, and authentication interact under real-world attack conditions.

Raxis penetration tests simulate adversary behavior inside this complex fabric, identifying the subtle privilege escalations and data exposures that often evade automated tools. Our approach helps organizations see how configuration choices, low-code workflows, and third-party app integrations might be exploited in practice, before attackers discover them.

Common issues include:

*A notable vulnerability in Salesforce Communities, uncovered in 2024, exploited Guest User misconfigurations to enable full account takeovers.

We perform Salesforce penetration testing to analyze permission sets, profiles, and sharing rules to identify overprivileged accounts, misconfigured Guest Users, and permission drift. Our penetration testers then perform PoC exploits to demonstrate how attackers could leverage these issues, such as extracting sensitive data or escalating privileges. For example, we simulate attacks exploiting predictable Salesforce IDs to access non-public ContentDocument objects, as identified in recent research.

Salesforce’s low-code architecture, powered by Lightning components, Flows, and declarative tools, makes it remarkably easy to build business applications at speed. Yet, beneath that convenience lies a shared security responsibility: each configuration choice, default setting, and automation can quietly expand the attack surface.

Because Salesforce prioritizes usability and rapid deployment, default configurations often err on the side of accessibility rather than security. These defaults can expose sensitive fields, business logic, or API endpoints to users or integrations that were never intended to see them. Even more concerning, low-code layers like Aura components and Flows operate in complex, interconnected environments where a single overlooked validation or permission can ripple across multiple modules.

Industry research has uncovered dozens of zero-day and configuration-related vulnerabilities, proof that even “click-built” functionality can carry the same risk profile as custom code. Identifying and testing these issues requires a penetration testing approach that looks beyond static misconfigurations to simulate how attackers actually exploit low-code weaknesses in practice.

We conduct scans for misconfigurations and insecure patterns in low-code components, while our Salesforce penetration testers validate these findings through manual testing. We simulate attacks like SOQL injection* to assess the exploitability of identified flaws and provide actionable remediation guidance.

*SOQL injection is a security vulnerability in Salesforce applications where attackers manipulate input fields to inject malicious SOQL (Salesforce Object Query Language) queries, potentially accessing unauthorized data or bypassing security controls. This occurs when user inputs, such as form fields or URL parameters, are not properly validated or sanitized, allowing attackers to alter queries executed by custom Apex code or Aura controllers.

Salesforce’s open, API-driven architecture is one of its greatest strengths, and one of its biggest security challenges. Every connected system, mobile app, or third-party integration increases the number of potential entry points into your Salesforce environment. While APIs are designed to facilitate data exchange and automation, misconfigurations or weak access controls can inadvertently expose entire datasets, authentication tokens, or backend logic to attackers.

In large Salesforce deployments, APIs are often consumed by multiple systems, marketing automation, customer portals, mobile apps, and custom middleware, all operating with different authentication methods and permission scopes. Without strict governance, even a single exposed endpoint can provide a path for lateral movement, data exfiltration, or service disruption.

Third-party integrations from the AppExchange add another layer of complexity. Many rely on broad OAuth permissions, unvalidated input, or incomplete rate-limit enforcement, all of which can be exploited by sophisticated adversaries. A compromised integration or overprivileged API connection can effectively bypass Salesforce’s internal security model, turning what seems like a benign business connector into a backdoor.

We penetration test Salesforce APIs for authentication flaws, rate limit bypasses, and insecure data handling. Using Burp Suite, AutoRABIT Guard, and manual Salesforce penetration testing to identify misconfigured APIs, we perform PoC exploits to demonstrate potential data breaches or service disruptions.

Metadata forms the backbone of Salesforce, defining object relationships, permissions, validation rules, and automation logic. Because so much of the platform’s behavior depends on metadata rather than traditional source code, even small misconfigurations can have outsized impacts on data integrity and security. Poorly controlled metadata updates or flawed code deployments can alter how sensitive records are shared, processed, or stored, sometimes without direct visibility to administrators.

Salesforce’s dynamic nature and continuous integration model make maintaining metadata hygiene a constant challenge. Changes introduced through development pipelines, managed packages, or admin configuration can easily bypass standard review processes, introducing compliance gaps or logic errors. Without consistent validation and monitoring, organizations risk pushing insecure Apex code or broken permission logic into production, undermining both data confidentiality and regulatory compliance.

Effective security testing must therefore go beyond static code scans to examine how metadata and code interact in the live environment. A penetration testing approach focused on Salesforce’s metadata layer helps uncover vulnerabilities that traditional SAST (static analysis) tools overlook, logic flaws, overexposed fields, and configuration drift that can cascade into data corruption or compliance violations.

AutoRABIT Guard provides visibility into metadata and code quality, identifying issues like defective Apex code or misconfigured objects. Our Salesforce penetration testers validate these findings by attempting to exploit logic flaws or metadata misconfigurations, ensuring compliance with standards like PCI DSS.