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Bug Bounty Masterclass Tutorial

Step 2: The "Wayback" Machine

You want to see what the website looked like 5 years ago. Old endpoints often have vulnerabilities that were patched in the new UI but remain in the old API.

# Fetch historical URL patterns
cat alive.txt | waybackurls | tee history.txt

Step 1: Subdomain Enumeration

You get a target, e.g., *.redacted.com. The main site is secure. But dev-api.redacted.com? That is your entry.

Run the following workflow:

# Find subdomains via passive sources
subfinder -d redacted.com -o subs.txt

Part 10: The 30-Day Masterclass Roadmap


You cannot learn this in a weekend. Here is your one month plan.


Week 1: Theory & Setup


    

  • Install Burp Suite, Firefox, Kali/WSL.
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  • Read the OWASP Top 10 (2021 edition).
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  • Complete the "PortSwigger Web Security Academy" labs for SQLi and XSS.
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Week 2: Recon & Automation


    

  • Script your first subdomain finder.
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  • Learn the basics of Bash scripting (for loops, grep).
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  • Run your first Nuclei scan.
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Week 3: Manual Testing


    

  • Pick one VDP program (e.g., "Edu" domain .edu).
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  • Manually test every endpoint you found for IDOR.
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  • Write 3 "Bad" reports just to practice formatting.
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Week 4: Go Live


    

  • Join HackerOne / Bugcrowd.
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  • Filter programs by: "Low difficulty" + "Public" + " Reward: $50+".
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  • Spend 20 hours hunting. Take breaks every 90 minutes.
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