Laravel Security Guide: How to Fix These 6 Common Mistakes

Your Laravel app might be wide open to hackers — and you wouldn’t even know it. In this video, I’m exposing 6 common Laravel security fails that developers make all the time, and exactly how you can fix them before it’s too late. 🚨 Here’s what we’ll cover: The session bug that keeps attackers logged in even after a password reset. How plain URLs can give anyone unlimited access to your files. A dangerous route model binding mistake that leaks private data. Why using user-provided filenames is a security disaster. How raw IDs make it easy for hackers to find your users. The simple Eloquent cast that keeps API keys encrypted in your database. ⚡ If you’re building with Laravel in 2025, you need to know these. One mistake here could expose your entire application. 📌 Pro tip: Watch until the end — the last mistake is the one I see in almost every Laravel codebase. 🎁 PhpStorm promocode - "Burt'25" (valid until 12.02.2026) 🎁 Channel Merch: https://burtds-shop.fourthwall.com/