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Lab 233 — PulseAPI — Regex Auth Bypass via Query String Injection

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Task: API management platform with regex-based authorization middleware protecting admin routes. Solution: Logged in as developer, discovered admin endpoints via robots.txt, accessed /api/v1/admin/users directly — regex auth middleware failed to enforce admin role check, exposing flag in user table.

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honeypot_flag_identificationregex_path_matching_bypassauthorization_bypass_via_regex_flawrobots_txt_endpoint_discoverysession_cookie_authentication

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