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Hunt These Instead",{"type":37,"value":38,"toc":429},"minimark",[39,43,51,65,74,84,87,94,100,113,116,118,124,130,141,144,146,152,158,184,187,189,195,200,211,213,219,225,236,238,244,250,261,263,269,279,290,293,295,301,306,314,317,319,325,331,351,354,356,362,367,378,380,386,396,407,410,412,418,421],[40,41],"post-media",{"video":42},"YBiqTs0MJM0",[44,45,46,47,50],"p",{},"When I first got into bug bounty hunting, I thought I had it all figured out…",[48,49],"br",{},"\nLearn XSS, SQLi, file upload bugs, OWASP Top 10, easy wins, right?",[44,52,53,54,56,57,59,60,64],{},"But the real world humbled me.",[48,55],{},"\nI’d throw my payload like in the Burp Suite labs…",[48,58],{},"\nInstead of a popup, I’d get ",[61,62,63],"em",{},"“Access Denied”"," from Cloudflare.",[44,66,67,68,70],{},"That’s when it hit me, if you want real progress, real impact, and real money in bug bounty…",[48,69],{},[71,72,73],"strong",{},"Stop chasing low-hanging fruit. Start hunting smart.",[44,75,76,77,79,80,83],{},"This isn’t a payload dump or step-by-step exploit guide. That’s on you.",[48,78],{},"\nThis is the list of ",[71,81,82],{},"10 bug categories"," you should focus on if you want to consistently find valuable vulnerabilities.",[85,86],"hr",{},[88,89,91],"h2",{"id":90},"_1-account-takeover-ato",[71,92,93],{},"1. 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API Authorization Flaws",[44,220,221,222,224],{},"Even after login, not all actions are equal.",[48,223],{},"\nLook for:",[101,226,227,230,233],{},[104,228,229],{},"User ID or role changes in request bodies.",[104,231,232],{},"Predictable UUIDs or hashes.",[104,234,235],{},"Role escalation through overlooked parameters.",[85,237],{},[88,239,241],{"id":240},"_6-privilege-escalation",[71,242,243],{},"6. Privilege Escalation",[44,245,246,247,249],{},"Low-privilege accounts often have hidden doors.",[48,248],{},"\nTricks:",[101,251,252,255,258],{},[104,253,254],{},"See if old permissions still work after a downgrade.",[104,256,257],{},"Ignore the frontend, test GraphQL or raw API calls.",[104,259,260],{},"The backend is the real gatekeeper.",[85,262],{},[88,264,266],{"id":265},"_7-business-logic-bugs",[71,267,268],{},"7. 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Just the mindset and targets that matter.",[44,422,423,424,426],{},"Until next time…",[48,425],{},[71,427,428],{},"Stay curious, and stay secure. 🔐🔥",{"title":430,"searchDepth":431,"depth":431,"links":432},"",3,[433,435,436,437,438,439,440,441,442,443,444,445],{"id":90,"depth":434,"text":93},2,{"id":120,"depth":434,"text":123},{"id":148,"depth":434,"text":151},{"id":191,"depth":434,"text":194},{"id":215,"depth":434,"text":218},{"id":240,"depth":434,"text":243},{"id":265,"depth":434,"text":268},{"id":297,"depth":434,"text":300},{"id":321,"depth":434,"text":324},{"id":358,"depth":434,"text":361},{"id":382,"depth":434,"text":385},{"id":414,"depth":434,"text":417},[447,448,449],"Bug Bounty","Linux","Penetration Testing","\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fforget-low-hanging-fruit-hunt-these-instead\u002F10-bugs-you-should-hunt.webp","2025-08-09","XSS and SQLi labs don't survive Cloudflare. 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