idor-testing

A security-testing guide for insecure direct object references (IDOR), where changing an ID or similar reference lets someone access another user’s object. It focuses on checking whether authorization is enforced for each requested resource.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it with at least two permitted test accounts to compare access, manipulate request parameters through a proxy, document unauthorized access, and recommend authorization controls.
Why use it?
It helps find broken access controls that could expose another user’s data or files. It also structures the proof, affected endpoints, impact assessment, and fixes.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/zebbern/claude-code-guide/idor-testing
Any agent
npx skills add zebbern/claude-code-guide --skill idor-testing
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/zebbern/claude-code-guide

Made for: Claude Code, Codex.

Per session 75 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 3,101 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00075 $0.03101
Opus 5 $0.00037 $0.01550
Sonnet 5 $0.00015 $0.00620
Haiku 4.5 $0.00007 $0.00310

Measured 2d ago against content hash 6f7c16c24bdf, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

idor-testing scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 2d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

skills/idor-testing/SKILL.md · 443 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 443 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

IDOR Vulnerability Testing

Purpose

Provide systematic methodologies for identifying and exploiting Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerabilities in web applications. This skill covers both database object references and static file references, detection techniques using parameter manipulation and enumeration, exploitation via Burp Suite, and remediation strategies for securing applications against unauthorized access.

Inputs / Prerequisites

  • Target Web Application: URL of application with user-specific resources
  • Multiple User Accounts: At least two test accounts to verify cross-user access
  • Burp Suite or Proxy Tool: Intercepting proxy for request manipulation
  • Authorization: Written permission for security testing
  • Understanding of Application Flow: Knowledge of how objects are referenced (IDs, filenames)

Outputs / Deliverables

  • IDOR Vulnerability Report: Documentation of discovered access control bypasses
  • Proof of Concept: Evidence of unauthorized data access across user contexts
  • Affected Endpoints: List of vulnerable API endpoints and parameters
  • Impact Assessment: Classification of data exposure severity
  • Remediation Recommendations: Specific fixes for identified vulnerabilities

Core Workflow

1. Understand IDOR Vulnerability Types

Direct Reference to Database Objects

Occurs when applications reference database records via user-controllable parameters:

# Original URL (authenticated as User A)
example.com/user/profile?id=2023

# Manipulation attempt (accessing User B's data)
example.com/user/profile?id=2022
Direct Reference to Static Files

Occurs when applications expose file paths or names that can be enumerated:

# Original URL (User A's receipt)
example.com/static/receipt/205.pdf

# Manipulation attempt (User B's receipt)
example.com/static/receipt/200.pdf

2. Reconnaissance and Setup

Create Multiple Test Accounts
Account 1: "attacker" - Primary testing account
Account 2: "victim" - Account whose data we attempt to access

Read the full file on GitHub · 443 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 2d ago First seen · 443 lines · 75 tokens per session scan A 6f7c16c24bdf

Subscribe to this mod's changes

idor-testing is a skill published in the GitHub repository zebbern/claude-code-guide (4,597 stars, last pushed yesterday), licensed MIT. It adds 75 tokens to every session and 3,101 once invoked, about $0.0004 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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