🔐 Web Application Bug Bounty Methodology by Brut Security

Whether you're just starting bug bounty hunting or looking to level

up your methodology, this 59-page professional guide gives you a

complete, structured playbook built from real-world engagements.

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📦 WHAT YOU GET

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✅ 59-page professionally formatted PDF

✅ 20 chapters covering the full attack lifecycle

✅ 2 payload appendices (SQLi, XSS, SSRF, SSTI, Command Injection)

✅ Tools reference with 20+ security tools

✅ Master checklist with 60+ test cases

✅ Real bug bounty report templates & severity guide

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📚 CHAPTERS INCLUDE

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- Reconnaissance & Asset Discovery (subfinder, amass, shodan, crt.sh)

- Subdomain Takeover & Enumeration

- Authentication Testing (login, registration, password reset, OAuth 2.0)

- Account Takeover (ATO) Techniques

- JWT Attacks (none algo, secret cracking, kid injection)

- SQL Injection (manual + SQLmap)

- Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI → RCE)

- Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) + WAF Bypass

- SSRF + Cloud Metadata Exploitation

- File Upload → Web Shell → RCE

- HTTP Request Smuggling (CL.TE / TE.CL)

- IDOR & Broken Access Control

- API Security Testing & GraphQL

- Cloud Security (S3, Firebase, AWS IAM)

- Reporting Best Practices & Severity Ratings

- Google Dorks, Shodan Dorks & Payload Cheatsheets

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🎯 WHO IS THIS FOR?

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→ Bug bounty hunters (beginner to intermediate)

→ Penetration testers looking for a structured checklist

→ Security students preparing for real engagements

→ CTF players wanting to learn web exploitation

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⚠️ DISCLAIMER

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This guide is for educational and authorized security testing

purposes only. Always test within the scope of a bug bounty

program or with explicit written permission.

— Brut Security