Why vibe-coded apps need a security check
AI coding tools are transformative for building products. They are not designed to be security tools. The gap isn't in the code — it's in what the AI didn't configure.
(Veracode, 2025)
(Cloud Security Alliance)
170+ Lovable apps exposed in a single vulnerability disclosure — Supabase row-level security disabled with no policies, so anyone with the public anon key could read every row in the database.
Tea App leaked 1.1M private messages due to missing Storage bucket policies — a configuration step outside the scope of the AI tool that built the app.
Moltbook leaked 1.5M auth tokens — server-side secrets exposed in the client-side JavaScript bundle, a pattern found in 41% of vibe-coded apps at first launch.
Quittr hit $1M revenue, then 39,000 users' data was exposed in a publicly readable Firebase database with row-level security disabled.
What a vibe code security check covers
Four dimensions, 40+ individual checks. Each mapped to the specific failure modes AI tools introduce but don't resolve.
1. Security
The highest-risk dimension. Covers what AI tools scaffold but don't harden.
- Supabase / Firebase row-level security and database permissions
- API key and secret exposure in client-side code
- Authentication endpoint rate limiting
- CSRF protection on state-changing routes
- Security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options)
- Broken object-level authorisation (IDOR)
- Input validation and injection vulnerabilities
- Session management and token expiry
2. Reliability
Checks that the app handles failure states without exposing internals or crashing.
- Error handling coverage (uncaught exceptions that expose internals)
- Retry logic for external API calls
- Transaction boundary correctness
- Graceful degradation under service failure
3. Performance
Identifies patterns that appear correct at 100 users and break at 10,000.
- N+1 query patterns from database ORMs
- Missing database indexes on filtered columns
- JavaScript bundle bloat (unused dependencies)
- Synchronous blocking operations
4. Monitoring
Verifies that when things go wrong, you know before your users do.
- Error tracking service present and configured
- Uptime monitoring active
- Alert thresholds for payment and auth failures
- Logging quality and PII handling
How to use the vibe code security checker
No account. No code access. No setup. The scanner probes your live deployment using the same approach an attacker would use.
Enter your app URL
Go to launchreadycode.com and enter your live deployment URL. Any publicly accessible URL works — Vercel, Render, Railway, Netlify, or a custom domain.
Get your Launch Readiness Score in 10 seconds
Your score out of 100 appears immediately alongside P0 (critical) findings highlighted. No signup required to see the score.
Review critical findings
P0 findings are surfaced immediately in the free scan. These are the issues that need fixing before you drive more traffic or collect more user data.
Get the full audit report with fix recommendations
The full audit report ($499 one-time) covers all four dimensions with severity-classified findings and step-by-step implementation guidance. Delivered in under 2 minutes.
Launch Readiness Score explained
Every scan produces a score out of 100. The score tells you exactly where you stand — and what to do next.
| Score | Status | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 90–100 | Launch Ready | No critical issues. Minor improvements only. Safe to scale aggressively. |
| 70–89 | Near Ready | 1–2 dimensions need attention. Fixable in a week. Don't run paid acquisition yet. |
| 50–69 | Not Ready | Multiple P1 findings present. Fix before adding paid features or collecting sensitive data. |
| Below 50 | Critical | P0 findings present. High risk with real users. Fix before scaling user acquisition. |
The average vibe-coded app scores 43/100 at first launch.
Frequently asked questions
Vibe coding is building software using AI tools (Lovable, Bolt.new, Cursor, v0, Replit) by describing what you want in natural language. The tools generate excellent product code — UI, database schema, API routes, auth scaffolding. They don't configure the security layer: database row permissions, rate limiting, CSRF protection, security headers, and secrets management require manual steps. This is not a flaw in the tools — it's a scope boundary. The security check covers the scope the tools don't.
No. launchreadycode.com scans your live deployed URL using external probes — the same approach an attacker would use. It doesn't require Git access, database credentials, or any login to your infrastructure. For deeper static analysis (code-level findings), Code Care plans include repository access via GitHub App with read-only permissions.
The free scan takes 10 seconds and returns a Launch Readiness Score with P0 findings highlighted. The full audit report (delivered in under 2 minutes) covers all four dimensions with severity-classified findings and fix recommendations. Fix implementation time depends on findings: a P0 RLS fix takes 20 minutes; a full set of P1–P2 fixes typically takes 4–8 hours.
90+ is launch-ready. Below 70, we'd recommend addressing the highest-severity findings before actively driving user growth — not because the app will break, but because the cost of fixing issues scales with user count. At 100 users, an RLS misconfiguration is a 20-minute fix. At 10,000 users, it's a public incident.
Before launch, after every major feature addition, and after any infrastructure change (new integrations, database schema changes, new API routes). Our Starter plan ($149/month) runs daily automated scans and sends a weekly digest of new findings — so you know your security posture is current without thinking about it.
Run your free security check now.
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