Which mistake leads to Mass Assignment or property-level auth bugs in APIs?

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If the API blindly maps client fields to server models, attackers can set sensitive fields like isAdmin. OWASP’s API list merges this with property-level authorization concerns. Use explicit allowlists and server-side checks.

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allowed = pick(req.body, ['name','email']);
user.update(allowed);

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Explanation

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