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Hands-On Bug Hunting for Penetration Testers

By : Joe Marshall, Himanshu Sharma
Book Image

Hands-On Bug Hunting for Penetration Testers

By: Joe Marshall, Himanshu Sharma

Overview of this book

Bug bounties have quickly become a critical part of the security economy. This book shows you how technical professionals with an interest in security can begin productively—and profitably—participating in bug bounty programs. You will learn about SQli, NoSQLi, XSS, XXE, and other forms of code injection. You’ll see how to create CSRF PoC HTML snippets, how to discover hidden content (and what to do with it once it’s found), and how to create the tools for automated pentesting work?ows. Then, you’ll format all of this information within the context of a bug report that will have the greatest chance of earning you cash. With detailed walkthroughs that cover discovering, testing, and reporting vulnerabilities, this book is ideal for aspiring security professionals. You should come away from this work with the skills you need to not only find the bugs you're looking for, but also the best bug bounty programs to participate in, and how to grow your skills moving forward in freelance security research.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)

An Overview of Bug Bounty Communities – Where to Start Your Search

There are many different choices for bug bounty programs to participate in, but most boil down to two types: third-party marketplaces and company-sponsored programs.

Third-Party Marketplaces

Marketplaces are sites that match companies and researchers. They standardize the submission process, rules of engagement disclosure, and other documentation, while providing forums, teaching blogs, and other services to the community. Marketplaces are good sources of technical information and the metrics they typically collect related to things such as a company's response time and average payout can help you decide where to direct your efforts...