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lines changed Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change @@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ An API has a "<ins>data flow blindspot</ins>" if:
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A social network implemented a rate-limiting mechanism that blocks attackers
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from using brute force to guess reset password tokens. This mechanism wasn't
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implemented as part of the API code itself but in a separate component between
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- the client and the official API (www .socialnetwork.com ). A researcher found a
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- beta API host (www.mbasic. beta.socialnetwork.com ) that runs the same API,
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+ the client and the official API (``` api .socialnetwork.owasp.org ``` ). A researcher found a
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+ beta API host (``` beta.api. socialnetwork.owasp.org ``` ) that runs the same API,
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including the reset password mechanism, but the rate-limiting mechanism was not
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in place. The researcher was able to reset the password of any user by using
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simple brute force to guess the 6 digit token.
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