Open-source and third-party code brings an average of 24 known security bugs to every web application, new data shows. The use of open-source code has increased heavily over time, says Chris Wysopal, CTO at Veracode. Remote code execution bugs were the most prominent type of flaw in the open source components it studied in enterprise web applications. Remotecode execution bugs are the most common type of flaws in open source code, according to the data. The more exposed data, the more opportunities attackers can use to go after you, experts say.”]