How to Improve Your Bug Hunting Skills on HackerOne

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Every report teaches something new. Progress is progress, no matter the pace. Got my report triaged on HackerOne. [medium severity]. keephunting hackerone bughunting 🐛

Report stats:

  • 4 Reports waiting
  • 3 Marked as duplicate
  • 1 N/A

You Should Know:

Essential Bug Hunting Tools & Commands

1. Reconnaissance & Subdomain Enumeration

subfinder -d example.com -o subdomains.txt 
assetfinder --subs-only example.com | httprobe 
amass enum -d example.com -active -o amass_results.txt

2. Vulnerability Scanning with Nuclei

nuclei -u https://example.com -t ~/nuclei-templates/

3. Automated Fuzzing with FFuf

ffuf -w wordlist.txt -u https://example.com/FUZZ -mc 200

4. XSS & SQLi Testing

sqlmap -u "https://example.com/search?id=1" --batch --dump 
dalfox url "https://example.com/search?q=test" --blind --mining-dict=medium

5. Exploiting API Vulnerabilities

kiterunner -e apiroutes-210228.txt -w ~/wordlists/api/ -j -u https://api.example.com

6. Linux Privilege Escalation Checks

linpeas.sh 
sudo -l 
find / -perm -4000 -type f 2>/dev/null

7. Windows Privilege Escalation

whoami /priv 
systeminfo 
accesschk.exe -uwcqv "Authenticated Users"<br />

8. Burp Suite Automation

java -jar burpsuite_pro.jar --use-defaults --config-file=config.json

9. Automating Reports with Python

import requests 
response = requests.get("https://api.hackerone.com/v1/reports", headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"}) 
print(response.json())

10. CTF & Practice Platforms

What Undercode Say:

Bug hunting requires persistence, automation, and continuous learning. Use tools like Burp Suite, SQLMap, and Nuclei to speed up findings. Always document your methodology and practice on platforms like Hack The Box and TryHackMe.

Expected Output:

  • A structured bug report with PoC.
  • Improved recon techniques for better findings.
  • Faster vulnerability detection with automation.

Prediction:

As bug bounty programs grow, automated tools will become more advanced, but manual testing will remain critical for uncovering complex logic flaws. Keep refining your skills and stay updated with new attack vectors.

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Reported By: Dhanushr31 Keephunting – Hackers Feeds
Extra Hub: Undercode MoN
Basic Verification: Pass ✅

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