Back to Labs HackerOne #1490470 — UPS VDP — Auth Bypass — Real World
Internal Use Only
Authorized Personnel
Admin Panel
Admin (bypassed)
Authentication Bypassed! — You flipped "status":false"status":true in the server response. The app trusted the client-side value and granted admin access.
Total Reports
1,066
+14 this week
Active Shipments
347
In transit
Process Returns
89
Pending approval
Customers (PII)
4,812
Records exposed
Shipment Reports — PII Data
Tracking # Pickup Location Return Location Service Process Date Status Actions
1Z999AA10123456784 142 Green St, Chicago IL 60601 UPS Warehouse, Louisville KY UPS Ground 2022-02-18 Delivered Delete
1Z999AA10234567895 87 Oak Ave, Austin TX 78701 Sender — 87 Oak Ave UPS 2nd Day Air 2022-02-19 In Transit Delete
1Z999AA10345678906 531 River Rd, Miami FL 33101 UPS Store #4821, Miami FL UPS Next Day Air 2022-02-20 Pending Delete
1Z999AA10456789017 9 Maple Ln, Seattle WA 98101 UPS Warehouse, Seattle WA UPS Ground 2022-02-21 Delivered Delete
1Z999AA10567890128 220 Pine St, Boston MA 02101 Sender — 220 Pine St UPS Worldwide Express 2022-02-22 In Transit Delete

Real World Lab — Vulnerability Explained

The database contains two accounts: admin / admin and support / support@123.

The login endpoint returns {"status":true} for correct credentials and {"status":false} for wrong ones. The client-side JavaScript reads this status field to decide whether to grant access — no server-side session is created or validated.

Use Burp Suite to intercept the login response: send any wrong password, intercept the response in Burp Proxy, and change "status":false"status":true, then forward. The app grants admin access because it blindly trusts the client-received JSON value.

The real-world impact included access to 1,066 shipment reports containing full PII (tracking numbers, addresses, service details) and the ability to delete records or change the admin password.

Platform: HackerOne
Report: #1490470
Target: UPS VDP
Severity: Medium (6.5)
Bounty: Hidden
Researcher: 7odamoo
Status: Resolved (Mar 2022)