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hunt-api-misconfig
Hunt API security misconfiguration — mass assignment, JWT attacks, prototype pollution, HTTP verb tampering. Mass assignment: send {is_admin:true, role:admin, verified:true} on profile/account/reset endpoints — server blindly applies. JWT: alg=none, weak HMAC bruteforce, kid path traversal, JWK injection, token confusion. Prototype pollution: __proto__ injection in JSON merge / Object.assign / lodash _.merge → polluted prototype reaches sink (RCE in Node, XSS in browser). HTTP verb: GET-bypass-CSRF, X-HTTP-Method-Override, TRACE enabled. Detection: API responses with extra fields, JWTs in headers (decode at jwt.io). CORS misconfiguration (reflect-any-origin, null origin, subdomain-regex bypass, postMessage) is owned by hunt-cors. Use when hunting API misconfigs, JWT flaws, mass-assignment, prototype pollution.
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## 12. API SECURITY MISCONFIGURATION
### Mass Assignment
```javascript
User.update(req.body) // body has {"role": "admin"} → privilege escalation
```
### JWT None Algorithm
```python
header = {"alg": "none", "typ": "JWT"}
payload = {"sub": 1, "role": "admin"}
[Credential-related source omitted]
```
