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Client Side Path Traversal (CSPT) Bug Bounty Reports and Techniques

~14 min read · January 24, 2025 (Updated: January 24, 2025) · Free: Yes

Over the past year, CSPT bugs have gained significant attention, with numerous blogs and...

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OSCP Quick Hacktricks | Windows: SeImpersonatePrivilege

~4 min read · March 18, 2025 (Updated: March 19, 2025) · Free: No

A piece on how to abuse SeImpersonatePrivilege. A classic in the Windows privilege escalation...

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14 Recon Phases for Mastering Bug Bounty Hunting

~4 min read · January 16, 2023 (Updated: January 19, 2023) · Free: No

Bug bounty hunting is a process of identifying and reporting vulnerabilities in a company&#39s...

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One Random Recon, One Real Bounty

InfoSec Write-ups

InfoSec Write-ups

· ~4 min read · April 13, 2025 (Updated: May 7, 2025) · Free: No

From countless dead ends to a single Swagger UI payload — the unexpected breakthrough that...

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#BugBounty — "Journey from LFI to RCE!!!"-How

InfoSec Write-ups

InfoSec Write-ups

· ~3 min read · April 19, 2018 (Updated: June 19, 2018) · Free: Yes

Hi Guys,

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4 Deep Recon Techniques

LegionHunters

LegionHunters

· ~3 min read · December 24, 2025 (Updated: December 24, 2025) · Free: No

⚠️ Note: This information is only meant for educational and ethical vulnerability research...

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Bug Bounty Hunting 101: "Choosing the Perfect Target"

~3 min read · January 11, 2023 (Updated: January 19, 2023) · Free: No

Are you tired of constantly coming up empty-handed in your bug bounty hunting endeavors? Are you...

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My First Bug Bounty: How I Earned $1,000 With One Simple Step

~4 min read · May 17, 2025 (Updated: June 1, 2025) · Free: Yes

Bug bounty hunting had been on my radar for a while. After reading dozens of write-ups and diving...

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90% of JavaScript Developers Don't Understand This Concept

SkillStuff

SkillStuff

· ~5 min read · May 11, 2026 (Updated: May 11, 2026) · Free: No

Most JavaScript developers think they understand JavaScript.

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🚀 $3,000 for Finding a Hidden Subdomain: My Reconnaissance Success Story 💸

OSINT Team

OSINT Team

· ~3 min read · July 26, 2025 (Updated: July 26, 2025) · Free: No

When I first got into bug bounty hunting, I used to think finding big bugs required fancy...

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10 Java Basic Concepts Every Developer Should Know (Even Seniors Too)

Javarevisited

Javarevisited

· ~4 min read · February 25, 2026 (Updated: February 25, 2026) · Free: No

"Java basics are not basic — they are fundamental."

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"Unveiling Hidden Treasures: How Analyzing JavaScript Files Led Me to Tokens and Secret Keys"

~4 min read · April 11, 2025 (Updated: April 11, 2025) · Free: Yes

Before diving in, I&#39d like to ask everyone to take a moment and pray for our brothers and...

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The Complete Guide to AI-Driven Penetration Testing: Cursor, MCP, and the Modern PT Workflow

InfoSec Write-ups

InfoSec Write-ups

· ~14 min read · February 19, 2026 (Updated: March 15, 2026) · Free: No

A comprehensive, step-by-step guide to running penetration tests the way that actually works —...

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The "Free" Lie: 12 AI Tools That Are Actually Free (No Trials, No Credit Cards, No Nonsense)

~4 min read · June 9, 2025 (Updated: June 9, 2025) · Free: No

Tired of getting duped by "free" AI tools that aren&#39t? Here&#39s a verified list of...

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CVE-2025-55182: A Pre-Authentication Remote Code Execution in Next.js - Complete Guide

~4 min read · December 5, 2025 (Updated: December 6, 2025) · Free: No

Hey there, back again with another post! 😄

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Open Redirect to XSS: Chaining Vulnerabilities for Maximum Impact

~2 min read · December 17, 2024 (Updated: December 17, 2024) · Free: Yes

Hello guys! I&#39m back again with a real-life example of how I turned a simple open redirect...

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LFI to RCE: Mastering the Step-by-Step Path from File Inclusion to Full Shell Access

~8 min read · November 9, 2025 (Updated: November 9, 2025) · Free: No

✨ Link for the full article in the first comment

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Red Team Automation: 12 Scripts That Save Hours (and Win Real Engagements)

~8 min read · April 3, 2026 (Updated: April 3, 2026) · Free: No

Ever burned a whole weekend on manual recon, only to realize you missed a low-hanging RCE vector...

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Bug Bounty Hunting 101: 10 Must-Do Steps to Target Reconnaissance

~3 min read · January 11, 2023 (Updated: January 19, 2023) · Free: No

Website reconnaissance, also known as "recon", is an essential step in the process of...

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Mastering Blind XSS: Real-World Techniques for High $Bounties

InfoSec Write-ups

InfoSec Write-ups

· ~8 min read · September 25, 2025 (Updated: October 1, 2025) · Free: No

From simple dorks to advanced metadata injection, here&#39s a complete walkthrough of the...

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13.31 Lab: Exploiting XSS to perform CSRF

Infosec Matrix

Infosec Matrix

· ~2 min read · June 25, 2024 (Updated: December 9, 2024) · Free: Yes

This lab contains a stored XSS vulnerability in the blog comments function. To solve the lab,...

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Stealthy Recon: Master Passive Information Gathering for Pentesters Step-by-Step

~8 min read · November 5, 2025 (Updated: November 5, 2025) · Free: No

✨ Link for the full article in the first comment

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Top 25 Race Condition Bug Bounty Reports

~4 min read · May 26, 2020 (Updated: December 14, 2021) · Free: Yes

In this article, we will discuss Race Condition vulnerability, how to find one, and present 25...

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Internal vs External Pentest: 12 Tools Clients Don't Know Exist (and How Pros Use Them)

~10 min read · December 8, 2025 (Updated: December 8, 2025) · Free: No

Ever sat across from a client, nodding as they ask about "just running Nessus or nmap"...

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Uncovering Hidden Gems: 5 Advanced Bug Hunting Techniques (Part-2)

~3 min read · January 11, 2023 (Updated: January 19, 2023) · Free: No

Bug bounty hunting is a challenging and rewarding field, but it can also be a crowded and...

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PHP Type Juggling Vulnerability

~4 min read · October 17, 2023 (Updated: October 19, 2023) · Free: Yes

What is Type Juggling:

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Announcing IWCON 2023 Speakers Fourth Batch

InfoSec Write-ups

InfoSec Write-ups

· ~2 min read · November 21, 2023 (Updated: November 22, 2023) · Free: Yes

Register today to be a part of the coolest Cybersecurity conference and end 2023 on a bang!

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Errors to API Exposure

InfoSec Write-ups

InfoSec Write-ups

· ~4 min read · October 2, 2025 (Updated: October 4, 2025) · Free: No

Error Based Hunting for API Exposure

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⚠️ Angular Signals in Production — What Broke After 3 Months (Real Lessons)

CodeToDeploy

CodeToDeploy

· ~4 min read · February 21, 2026 (Updated: May 1, 2026) · Free: No

Three months ago, we migrated a major feature module to Angular Signals.

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The Ultimate Payload Checklist for XSS, SQLi, LFI, and SSTI

~5 min read · October 26, 2025 (Updated: October 26, 2025) · Free: No

A practical, hands-on checklist of advanced XSS, SQLi, Path Traversal, and Code Injection...

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503 Page to Critical Bug

InfoSec Write-ups

InfoSec Write-ups

· ~5 min read · September 24, 2025 (Updated: October 6, 2025) · Free: No

Sensitive Data Through Archived Directories

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Primary Methods to Reverse Engineering PE Files (.exe Files)

~6 min read · May 18, 2021 (Updated: January 6, 2022) · Free: Yes

Revere engineering, also called back engineering is the process by which a man-made object is...

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Web Shell Upload via Extension Blacklist Bypass — File Upload Vulnerability

~5 min read · December 1, 2024 (Updated: January 1, 2025) · Free: Yes

In today&#39s Pentesting Methodology Lab Walkthrough at the Cybersec Cafe, I&#39ll be approaching...

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Complete Guide to Dnsx for Mass DNS Resolution and Bug Bounty

~4 min read · October 18, 2025 (Updated: October 18, 2025) · Free: No

Essential guide to mass DNS resolution, takeover detection, and sensitive records in bug bounty...

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How I Found a $2,800 Bug in 60 minutes — and How You Can Spot It Too

~5 min read · July 29, 2025 (Updated: July 29, 2025) · Free: No

The $2,800 Bug That Took Just 1 Hour to Find

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The Top 10 Mistakes Bug Hunters Make and How to Avoid Them

~5 min read · January 11, 2023 (Updated: January 19, 2023) · Free: No

As a bug bounty hunter, finding vulnerabilities in a target application is crucial to success....

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Finding & Exploiting Exposed Google API Keys for Bug $Bounties

InfoSec Write-ups

InfoSec Write-ups

· ~13 min read · May 23, 2026 (Updated: May 23, 2026) · Free: No

Turn exposed Google API keys into real-world impact by accessing Gemini and other Google services...

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Importing 100 Million Excel Records in Spring Boot: A Practical High-Performance Solution

~4 min read · March 1, 2026 (Updated: March 1, 2026) · Free: No

Importing 100 million records from an Excel file within the Spring Boot framework represents a...

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Post-Exploitation Toolkit: 25 Commands Every Hacker Uses (Step-by-Step Guide)

~8 min read · October 26, 2025 (Updated: October 26, 2025) · Free: No

✨ Link for the full article in the first comment

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How Boolean-Based Blind SQL Injection Works

~7 min read · April 19, 2025 (Updated: April 19, 2025) · Free: Yes

Disclaimer

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OAuth, OpenID, and JWT Attacks

Cloud Security

Cloud Security

· ~33 min read · March 16, 2025 (Updated: May 24, 2025) · Free: No

How do I hack thee? Let me count the ways…

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JS Link Finder Burp Suite Extension Guide

InfoSec Write-ups

InfoSec Write-ups

· ~4 min read · July 29, 2024 (Updated: November 19, 2024) · Free: No

Improve your bug bounty hunting, pentesting, and appsec skills with the JS Link Finder Burp Suite...

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Prompt Injection Toolkit: 25 Payloads & Techniques for Mastering AI Pentesting

~9 min read · January 31, 2026 (Updated: January 31, 2026) · Free: No

Ever tried breaking an AI chatbot with a &#39please ignore all previous instructions&#39 prompt,...

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Hacking APIs Series(24/36) — Broken Function Level Authorization (BFLA)

~5 min read · April 2, 2025 (Updated: April 2, 2025) · Free: Yes

👋Hey security enthusiasts! 🚀

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🚀 From Zero to $100K: How to Become an AI Hacker in 6 Months (While Everyone Else Missed the Boat)

System Weakness

System Weakness

· ~6 min read · September 11, 2025 (Updated: September 12, 2025) · Free: No

You type a simple message into ChatGPT, and suddenly it spills its entire system prompt, reveals...

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