Last time, I showed you the best resources I use to stay up to date in bug bounty hunting. Today, I will share with you my bug bounty methodology when I approach a target for the first time. This is going to be divided into several sections. First, I will show how I choose a …
In this episode, we will explore the best bug bounty resources and how you can properly use them to efficiently stay up to date. Some are robust resources provided by the bug bounty platforms and the community. Others are general websites which you can customize to fit your bug bounty needs.
Last time, we gained a bird’s eye view of the landscape of bug bounties. We concluded that they have many benefits, but can also lead to bug bounty burnout. Today, we explore what causes burnout and suggest ways to heal from it and preserve your mental health while still doing what you’re passionate about: Hacking!As …
If you are here, chances are that you want to learn web application security or the OWASP Top 10, but you don’t know where to start. Well, let me tell you that you came to the right place. I’m a penetration tester who enjoys breaking into my clients’ infrastructure and web applications. Besides, I train …
Hello ethical hackers and welcome to this new episode of the OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities series. In this blog post, you will learn Insecure Deserialization vulnerability. The plan is as follows: Insecure deserialization definition: This where you will learn the key terminologies and concepts behind this vulnerability, Examples of insecure deserialization in different programming languages: …
Hello dear readers and welcome to this new OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities episode. Today’s article is about Security misconfiguration. You will learn one of the most impactful vulnerabilities which some bug bounty hunters specialize in. Yet, many security testers overlook it. We will explore the following points: Define Security misconfiguration: First, we need to start …
Hello ethical hackers and welcome to this new episode of the OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities series. In this blog post, you will learn all aspects of the IDOR vulnerability. You will start with the basics and gradually build your knowledge. When you finish reading this article, you will have a solid understanding of IDOR. Besides, …
Welcome to this new episode of the OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities series. Today, you will learn everything related to XXE. This blog post will explain the theory with some examples. By the end, you will be ready to tackle XXE in practice. Don’t forget to subscribe the Friday newsletter to kickstart your Some key XXE …
Hello and welcome to this OWASP Top 10 training series. Today, you will practice XXE injection on OWASP WebGoat. By the end of this XXE tutorial, you will achieve the following goals: Exploit XXE to Read internal files from the vulnerable server. Pivot from XXE to SSRF Exploit a Blind XXE Perform the Billion laughs …
Welcome back to the OWASP Top 10 training series. Today, we are going to install OWASP Juice Shop using both Heroku and Docker. This is the last step in our OWASP Top 10 lab setup. Last time, we installed OWASP WebGoat. I’ve chosen to add it in this application so that we can experiment with …