---
id: 6118
title: "Insecure Direct Object Reference: The Authorization Bug Hiding in Plain Sight"
source_domain: bugbunny.ai
source_url: "https://bugbunny.ai/blog/insecure-direct-object-reference"
published_at: "2026-05-31T07:00:00Z"
tags: ["appsec", "vulnerability-research", "access-control", "web-security", "api-security", "idor", "authorization", "object-level-authorization"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/6118"
lang: en
---

# Insecure Direct Object Reference: The Authorization Bug Hiding in Plain Sight

## Summary

Insecure direct object reference: the app exposes an object ID but never checks ownership, tenant or role—one user reads another's data; fix with centralized object authorization and negative tests.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugbunny.ai
- **Published:** 2026-05-31T07:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://bugbunny.ai/blog/insecure-direct-object-reference
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/6118