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CWE-639

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data.

Vulnerabilities

How this weakness shows up in real applications — how it works, impact, and remediation:

Related weaknesses

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