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 🛡️ Bug Bounty Procedure – Beginner’s Guide

Target Asset: *.targetscope.com
Platform: Kali Linux
Goal: Discover subdomains, hidden files, parameters, and vulnerabilities on the target to report responsibly.

 Step 1: Subdomain Enumeration (Discover Hidden Assets)

Goal: Get as many subdomains as possible. Subdomains often host dev/staging sites, APIs, admin panels, etc.

Tools:

    Amass (Passive + Active)

    Subfinder (Fast passive)

    GAU & Waybackurls (Old URLs)

    httpx (Check live hosts)

 Commands:

# Passive subdomain enumeration
amass enum -passive -d targetscope.com -o amass_passive.txt

# Active subdomain enumeration
amass enum -active -d targetscope.com -o amass_active.txt

# Subfinder - Fast passive method
subfinder -d targetscope.com -o subfinder.txt

# GAU - Get archived URLs (with subdomains)
gau -subs targetscope.com | tee gau.txt

# Wayback Machine URLs
waybackurls targetscope.com | tee wayback.txt

 Combine & Check Live Subdomains:

# Combine all subdomains into one file
cat amass_*.txt subfinder.txt gau.txt wayback.txt | sort -u > all_subdomains.txt

# Check which subdomains are alive
httpx -l all_subdomains.txt -o alive_subdomains.txt

Step 2: Directory & File Enumeration (Find Hidden Endpoints)

Goal: Discover sensitive folders, login panels, backups, etc.
 Tools:

    Dirsearch

    FFUF

🔧 Commands:

# Dirsearch - brute force directories
dirsearch -u https://targetscope.com -e php,asp,aspx,txt -t 50

# FFUF - Fuzz directory paths
ffuf -u https://targetscope.com/FUZZ -w /usr/share/wordlists/dirbuster/directory-list-2.3-medium.txt -fc 403 -t 50

Step 3: Parameter Discovery (Target for XSS, SQLi, IDOR)

Goal: Find hidden GET and POST parameters to test for injection vulnerabilities.

Tools:

    ParamSpider

    Arjun

🔧 Commands:

# Extract GET parameters
paramspider --domain targetscope.com --output params.txt

# Discover GET parameters using Arjun
arjun -u https://targetscope.com -m GET -o arjun_get.json

# Discover POST parameters using Arjun
arjun -u https://targetscope.com -m POST -o arjun_post.json

 Step 4: Vulnerability Scanning (Find Security Holes Quickly)

Goal: Detect vulnerabilities like XSS, SSRF, Open Redirect, CORS, etc.

 Tools:

    Nuclei

    Corsy

    XSSStrike

🔧 Commands:

# Nuclei - Fast scanning with templates
nuclei -l alive_subdomains.txt -t ~/nuclei-templates/ -o nuclei_results.txt

# CORS misconfigurations
corsy -u https://targetscope.com

# XSS automated testing
xssstrike -u "https://targetscope.com/search?query=FUZZ"

 Step 5: Advanced Recon (Stand Out from Other Hunters)
 Find JavaScript Files & API Endpoints

# Crawl for APIs and endpoints (depth = 2)
katana -u https://targetscope.com -d 2 -o api_endpoints.txt

# Extract JavaScript files
katana -u https://targetscope.com -js -o js_links.txt

 Analyze JavaScript for Secrets:

# Check JS files for sensitive data
cat js_links.txt | while read url; do
  echo "[+] Checking $url"
  curl -s $url | grep -iE "apiKey|token|secret|auth"
done

🛠️ Check for Exposed .git Folder (Code Exposure)

gitdumper https://targetscope.com/.git/ ./gitdump/

 Final Tips for Beginners:

    Always work ethically—only test assets in-scope for the program.

    Read the scope and rules on HackerOne/Bugcrowd/Intigriti.

    Document everything: requests, payloads, screenshots, and reproduction steps.

    Report only verified vulnerabilities with clear impact.