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# User Role Controlled by a Parameter
User Role Controlled by a Parameter notes for PortSwigger Web Security Academy labs, including exploitation workflow, payload testing, Burp Suite validation, and remediation context.
### User Role Controlled by Request Parameter
This lab has an administration panel accessible via **/admin**, which determines whether a user is an administrator based on a cookie **easily falsifiable**. / The goal is to access the administration panel and then delete the user **carlos**. / You can connect with the following credentials: **wiener:peter**.
After changing the email address, we notice that a cookie simply indicates **true** or **false** for the admin role.
By changing its value to **true**, the administration panel becomes accessible.
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