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A01 Broken Access Control (OWASP Top 10)

OWASP Foundation · OWASP Free Intermediate

This is the number one web security risk, and it is exactly your question: users reaching data they should not. OWASP is the reference the whole industry uses, and this page names the concrete failures (enforcing access on the page instead of the record, trusting an ID in the URL) in plain terms. Understanding the category helps you spot it in any tool, not just Bubble.

Broken access control has been the top web risk for years
Enforce permissions on the server for every request, not per page
Deny by default and grant access only where you mean to

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The question it answers

How do I add proper user login and role-based access to a no-code app without leaving my data wide open?

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