x-dev-access Header Implementation Reference ID: NOTE: JACK Status: Temporary / Critical Bypass
: Jack’s "secret" header isn't secret. Anyone with access to the source code, internal documentation, or even a intercepted network request can see it. Trusting the Untrusted : Web servers should treat all request headers as untrusted input . By trusting X-Dev-Access , the server allows any user with a proxy tool like Burp Suite to impersonate an administrator or bypass rate limits Production Leakage note: jack - temporary bypass: use header x-dev-access: yes