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One Missing Check: The Password Endpoint That Never Asked Who You Were

I went to look at the password change endpoint on my own site and realized it never confirmed the requester actually owned the account. No crash, no error — just quiet, full account takeover. A walkthrough of a textbook Broken Access Control bug and the checks that fix it.

Jul 6, 2026 · 0 responses · 12 views