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Bug Bounty Hunting Essentials

You're reading from   Bug Bounty Hunting Essentials Quick-paced guide to help white-hat hackers get through bug bounty programs

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2018
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ISBN-13 9781788626897
Length 270 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Shahmeer Amir Shahmeer Amir
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Carlos A. Lozano Carlos A. Lozano
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Preface 1. Basics of Bug Bounty Hunting FREE CHAPTER 2. How to Write a Bug Bounty Report 3. SQL Injection Vulnerabilities 4. Cross-Site Request Forgery 5. Application Logic Vulnerabilities 6. Cross-Site Scripting Attacks 7. SQL Injection 8. Open Redirect Vulnerabilities 9. Sub-Domain Takeovers 10. XML External Entity Vulnerability 11. Template Injection 12. Top Bug Bounty Hunting Tools 13. Top Learning Resources 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Responding to the queries of the team

At this point, you have submitted the report and the team has seen it. Now, there are two scenarios. If your report is clear and thorough, the team would readily accept it given that the vulnerability exists. However, even if the report is clear the team may still have some questions, which is natural and does not need to diminish your confidence. Here are a few tips on how to respond to the team if they have queries:

  • Always be respectful
  • Never ask them about the resolution or fix timeline
  • Include more technical details with every comment
  • Be thorough in your provision of technical details
  • Have patience, as the team does have other reports
  • Always ask about the bounty after the resolution
  • Accept politely if the team rejects your report
  • If you still think the issue is valid, you can interject
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