dev.to· Oct 28, 2026· by krishna_kumar_75bdf350b26

🧬 Mass Assignment: One Extra JSON Field That Turns Users into Admins

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Mass assignment lives inside OWASP API3:2023. How to find it with test accounts you control, prove it without breaking anything, and fix it.
🎯 Vulnerability: Web Security Vulnerability
💡 Defense Fix: Implement strict input validation, contextual output encoding, and enforce least-privilege authorization controls.
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