Auditing AI-Assisted Laravel Code: A Security Audit Checklist

​Join us for the next PHP Talks Lagos meetup, where we're running a working security audit checklist against Laravel apps built with AI-assisted code.

​Most Laravel code in 2026 is getting some help from Copilot, Cursor, or ChatGPT before it lands in a PR. That code ships fast. It also ships with a specific set of vulnerabilities that show up again and again, because the tools generating it don't carry the context a careful developer would.

​We'll walk through the checklist item by item, looking at vulnerable Laravel code on screen and the patterns that fix it.

​What we'll cover

• ​Where AI-assisted Laravel code tends to break down (and why)

• ​Mass assignment and missing authorization in generated controllers

• ​Validation gaps that slip past type checks but miss the actual attack

• ​File upload and storage handling (path traversal is back in a big way)

• ​Eloquent relationships leaking sensitive fields through API responses

• ​Slotting this checklist into your team's review process without slowing everyone down

​What to expect

​A walkthrough session, with vulnerable Laravel code on screen and the fixes alongside it. You'll leave with a checklist you can run against your own codebase.

​Who should attend

• ​PHP developers shipping Laravel code with AI assistance

• ​Laravel developers reviewing team PRs

• ​Backend engineers building AI-integrated features

• ​Anyone who's accepted a Copilot suggestion without reading it twice

​About PHP Talks Lagos

​PHP Talks Lagos is a developer community focused on practical knowledge sharing around PHP, Laravel, and modern backend development. We host regular meetups where engineers learn, build, and share what they've seen work.