The $1,000 Recon Trick: One Command That Changed My Hunting Game
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Summary
Abhijeet Kumawat discusses his journey to his first $1,000 bug and the issues that many bug hunters are having today.
Common tools without modification, old recon wordlists and an absence of smart tool chaining are reasons behind hunters failing, according to Kumawat.
He emphasises that recon is not about using numerous tools, but rather about employing one smartly with the right attitude.
Kumawat uses the example of a hunt where he was testing a platform and discovered an endpoint that accepted file uploads.
He noticed that when uploading a PDF, the server responded with “PDF file uploaded” for all file types, and he realised that this was a potential CSV injection issue, which led to a $1,000 payout.
The key to success, according to Kumawat, is experimenting with commands and thinking outside the box, as the majority of hunters stick to established patterns.