Blocked REST routes still reachable via URL tricks
Blocked REST routes remain reachable through encoded paths and the users endpoint, and an exact-match route check is buggy.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 10 May 2023 · last reported 10 March 2025
What's going wrong
Site owners relying on the block to hide REST data report that some routes still return results.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
- The full summary.
- The products the 3 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
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