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What is this endpoint?

auth0/api/v2/users

Auth0 Users Management API

What an attacker could do

A stolen Auth0 Management API token grants read/write access to the full user directory, allowing password resets, MFA removal, account creation, and tenant-wide account takeover.

How to defend it

Issue Management API tokens with the narrowest scopes (avoid `read:users`/`update:users` where unneeded), keep them server-side only, set short token lifetimes, and enable Auth0 anomaly detection.

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