A fintech organization faced critical security risks due to unauthorized API access, broken function level authorization (BFLA), and privilege escalation vulnerabilities within its business workflow system.
The application relied heavily on frontend controls for enforcing role-based access, leaving backend APIs exposed. This resulted in sensitive workflow endpoints being accessible without proper authentication or authorization, allowing low-privileged users to perform high-privileged actions such as approvals, rejections, and status modifications.
As the platform handled multi-level approval workflows across roles like Employee, Manager, IT, HR, and CTO, the lack of server-side validation created a serious breakdown in role-based access control (RBAC) and compromised the integrity of business operations.
The scale and severity of the issue highlighted the need for comprehensive API security testing, authorization validation, and secure workflow enforcement, especially in fintech environments where trust and transaction integrity are critical.
Ampcus Cyber conducted a structured API security assessment and penetration testing engagement besides implementing targeted remediation strategies.
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