Feb. 12, 2023, 2:19 p.m. | Hashar Mujahid

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BROKEN FUNCTION LEVEL AUTHORIZATION [API SECURITY — 0x2]

Hi! My name is Hashar Mujahid, and Today we are going to learn about what broken function-level authorization is in modern APIs.

WHAT IS BFLA?

When a user is able to perform certain functions that are above his privilege level then it can cause a lot of problems. In lamen’s terms imagine you create an account on GitHub and instead of only being able to delete your account’s repositories you are able …

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