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OpenClaw API flaw allows users to cancel others' reservations

A security vulnerability in the OpenClaw API allowed users to cancel other people's reservations, effectively moving up the waitlist. This was demonstrated by successfully changing a waitlist position from #4 to #3. AI

IMPACT This vulnerability highlights the critical need for robust authorization checks in API design to prevent unauthorized actions and maintain system integrity.

RANK_REASON The item describes a security flaw in a specific API, which falls under the 'tool' category.

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OpenClaw API flaw allows users to cancel others' reservations

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  1. Simon Willison TIER_1 (TL) ·

    Quoting OpenClaw

    <blockquote cite="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-10/ai-assistant-hacks-gym-website-aus-cyber-attack/107007986"><p>The API has zero authorisations checks on cancelling other people's reservations … I tested this with the person in waitlist position #1 — and it actually went t…