Hacking Your First API - Broken Authorization and SSRF Vulnerabilities

Learn to hack APIs through a practical 19-minute video tutorial that demonstrates two critical vulnerabilities commonly found in application programming interfaces. Explore broken authorization vulnerabilities and understand how attackers exploit insufficient access controls to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data and functionality. Discover server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks and learn how malicious actors manipulate server requests to access internal resources or perform unauthorized actions. Follow along with hands-on demonstrations that show real-world exploitation techniques used by security professionals and bug bounty hunters. Gain foundational knowledge in API security testing methodologies and understand the attack vectors that make APIs vulnerable to compromise. Master the essential skills needed to identify, exploit, and understand these common API security flaws that impact modern web applications and services.