Broken Access Control in Laravel — Why Being Logged In Isn't Enough

This is the tenth article in a series on PHP and Laravel application security. So far we have covered: Detecting SQL injection attempts in PHP logs Why URL encoding blinds most PHP security checks The decode bomb problem with unlimited URL decoding Why parameterized queries are the only real fix for SQL injection XSS prevention in Laravel and why {!! !!} is the line between safe and hacked How attackers enumerate your Laravel app before exploiting it File upload security — the file that isn't