Introduction To Bug Bounties - Main Web App Hacking

Reframe bug bounties as a context-dependent security practice, not hunting bugs, emphasizing target selection and securing production apps with unique value beyond pentesting.

Explore bug bounties from hackers, program owners, and hunters, detailing motivations and the role of bug bounty platforms to enable ethical hacking and safer internet.

Choose the right bug bounty platform and target by testing options, then document, retest, and pursue private invites to high-quality programs.

Compare broad scope versus main app hacking in web bug bounties, and start with main app scope and a few subdomains or APIs rather than broad wildcard scopes.

Choose a bug bounty platform by weighing popularity, region, platform type, and local options like Integrity, plus focus on main apps with a dynamic attack surface and avoid broad scopes.

Master directory brute forcing to uncover hidden and unprotected folders, test login and main pages, and use targeted wordlists and multi-threaded tools across ports 80 and 443.

explore javascript analysis using browser devtools to inspect, debug, and understand running code. learn to set breakpoints, view sources, step through functions, and handle obfuscated javascript for security insights.

Explore how Burp Suite manages proxy, project, and user settings, including interception rules, certificate management, and TLS configurations, to tailor traffic analysis for bug bounty testing.

Navigate the Burp Suite target tab to view hosts, distinguish grayed and black requests, and use filters to show parameterized requests, exporting to XSS Strike or SQL map.

Explore Burp Suite Pro features, including live scanning (active and passive), crawl and audit tasks, and scan options. Learn about engagement tools, CSRF proof-of-concept generation, content discovery, collaborator, and sequencer.

Explore how CSRF attacks exploit cross-site requests and how session-bound CSRF tokens protect forms, with practical steps for token generation, embedding, and validation to prevent unauthorized posts.

Explains what CSRF is, shows how to implement a session-bound CSRF token in PHP, using a hidden form field, token validation, centralized checks, and logging with monitoring.

Discover how CSRF tokens defend against cross-site request forgery and learn practical bug bounty tests using Burp Suite, including token removal, replacement, and validation checks.

Demonstrates testing for CSRF vulnerabilities in bug bounty labs using Burp, crafting a CSRF proof-of-concept with auto-submit, and exploring token validation that depends on request method.

Analyze how CSRF exploits arise and how tokens, bound to sessions, protect authenticated actions. Learn to implement and test CSRF defenses in forms, with post and get requests.

Explore the free tool OWASP ZAP as an alternative to Burp Suite, mastering persistence, in-scope configuration, automated and manual scans, and cross-site scripting testing through active and ajax spidering.

Discover how OWASP ZAP provides free tools with context-aware views, automated scanning, and include/exclude scope, plus authentication and session management for bug bounty testing.

Explore OWASP ZAP as a context-dependent, extensible man-in-the-middle proxy with scripting options and strong automated scanners that complement Burpsuite.

Explore how to run OWASP ZAP in GUI or CLI, switch modes (safe, protected, standard, attack), and automate scans in CI/CD with contexts, sites, and reports.

Explore and manage the site tree during bug bounty testing by scanning, expanding nodes, and right-clicking to attack or add contexts, export urls, and save requests for automated tools.

Explore directory brute forcing with Burp Suite Pro, selecting a word list and target site, then compare site-wide browsing to directory-specific exploration and its child directories.

Use the interrupter to interrupt and break on HTTP requests, modify and forward them, and set custom HTTP breakpoints that trigger on matching urls.

Explore adding add-ons, including the access control tester and active scan rules, while base functionality may suffice. Install selectively to avoid memory hogs with extensions, as you might need 32GB.

Perform a simulated pentest for bug bounties, highlighting main web app hacking through scope exploration, spidering, URL and directory discovery, automated scans, port scans, exploiting findings, and mindful manual testing.