What if you could take over an account—not by cracking a password, but by chaining two overlooked vulnerabilities? What if a single CSRF exploit let attackers reset security questions and hijack accounts? And what if manipulating an authorization token could escalate privileges?

In this episode of Hacked & Secured: Pentest Exploits & Mitigations, we break down three real-world pentest findings that prove creative exploitation turns small flaws into critical security risks:

• Chaining IDORs for account takeover – Exploiting weak access controls.
• CSRF bypass to reset security questions – Turning one click into total compromise.
• Privilege escalation via token manipulation – How a simple change led to admin access.

Learn how these vulnerabilities were discovered, exploited, and mitigated.

Chapters:

00:00 - INTRO

01:02 - FINDING #1 - Account Takeover by Chaining Two IDORs

07:19 - FINDING #2 - Account Takeover Through CSRF Vulnerability in Security Questions

12:18 - FINDING #3 - Privilege Escalation Through Authorization Token Manipulation

17:05 - OUTRO

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