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Use at the START of any bug bounty hunting session, when switching targets, or when feeling lost about what to do next. Master orchestrator that combines the 5-phase non-linear hunting workflow with the critical thinking framework (developer psychology, anomaly detection, What-If
Use at the START of any bug bounty hunting session, when switching targets, or when feeling lost about what to do next. Master orchestrator that combines the 5-phase non-linear hunting workflow with the critical thinking framework (developer psychology, anomaly detection, What-If experiments). Routes to all other skills based on current hunting phase. Also use when asking "what should I do next" or "where am I in the process."
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Master orchestrator for hunting sessions. Combines the 5-phase non-linear workflow with the critical thinking framework that separates top 1% hunters from the rest.
Confirm the engagement type before deciding what counts as a finding. The same target produces a different report shape depending on which mode applies. Getting this wrong is the single biggest waste of time in this workflow — answer it explicitly before Phase 0.
| Engagement type | What counts as a finding | What gets rejected |
|---|---|---|
| Bug bounty (H1 / Bugcrowd / Intigriti / private VDP) | Impact-demonstrated bugs ONLY. Full chain to attacker-attainable harm. | Hygiene (EoL software alone, permissive CSP alone, stack traces, info disclosure without concrete impact, "best practice" violations) |
| Red team (external client engagement) | Hygiene findings + recon + IoCs + defensive-state observations are ALL deliverables | Nothing — even "no finding here" is reportable as a positive defensive observation |
| Pentest (signed SoW / WAPT) | Depends on SoW. Read scope explicitly. Usually accepts hygiene + impact + recon | Out-of-scope assets, unsigned testing |
| Internal audit | Compliance-mapped findings (PCI / ISO / NIST / DPDPA / GDPR) | Findings without a control-mapping |
Hard rule: Before Phase 0 runs, write the engagement type as the first line in your hunt notes. If you can't answer it from the user's instruction, ASK once. Don't assume — the mistake costs both you and the triager.
Lesson from an authorized engagement: First-pass on this target produced 5 hygiene findings (SP2013 EoL, permissive CSP, stack traces) shipped in red-team format. The engagement was bug-bounty. Findings would have been N/A'd as "informational, no impact demonstrated." After the corrected pass with hygiene-as-context-not-finding, the same target yielded 11 impact-demonstrated bugs including 3 Critical.
Hunting is not "find a bug" -- it is "prove an attack scenario." Think like an attacker with a specific goal, not a scanner looking for patterns.
Before touching any tool:
Question trust boundaries:
user_role=user cookie? Change to adminprice=1000 in POST? Change to 1<script> blocked? Try <img onerror=...>Reverse-engineer developer psychology:
/api/v2/user exists -> Does /api/v1/user still work with weaker auth?What-If experiments:
/checkout/success directly/dashboardguid=f8a2... with id=100 on sibling endpoint -> IDOR?| Perspective | What to check |
|---|---|
| Horizontal (same role) | User A's token + User B's ID -> IDOR |
| Vertical (different role) | Regular user -> /admin/deleteUser |
| Data flow (proxy view) | Hidden params in JSON: debug=false, discount_rate |
| Time/State | Race conditions, post-delete session reuse |
| Client environment | Mobile UA -> legacy API with weaker auth |
| Business impact | "What's the $ damage if this breaks?" |
userId everywhere but suddenly user_id -> different dev, weaker security| Phase | Amateur | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Recon | Main domain only | Shadow IT, dev environments, all assets |
| Discovery | Look for errors | Look for design contradictions, business logic flaws |
| Exploit | Give up when blocked | Build filter-bypass payloads |
| Escalation | Report the phenomenon only | Chain to real harm (session steal, ATO) |
| Feasibility | Include unrealistic conditions | Minimize attack prerequisites |
| Reporting | State facts only | Quantify business risk |
| Retest | Check if old PoC fails | Analyze fix method, find incomplete patches |
+-------------------------------------------------+
| |
| +----------+ +----------+ +----------+ |
| | 1. RECON |---+| 2. MAP |---+| 3. FIND | |
| +----------+ +-----+----+ +-----+-----+ |
| ^ | | |
| | v v |
| | +----------+ +----------+ |
| +----------| 4. PROVE |---+| 5. REPORT| |
| +----------+ +----------+ |
| |
| Non-linear: stuck at any phase -> go back |
| New API found at phase 3 -> return to phase 2 |
| WAF blocks at phase 4 -> origin IP from phase 1 |
+-------------------------------------------------+
THIS IS NOT LINEAR. Move freely between phases. When stuck, return to a previous phase.
Before touching any tool, answer these:
Route selection -- Wide or Deep?
| Signal | Wide (recon sweep) | Deep (focused testing) |
|---|---|---|
| New program, first day | X | |
Wildcard scope *.target.com | X | |
| Main webapp, been here >3 days | X | |
| Scope update (new domain added) | X | |
| Found interesting subdomain | X |
Goal: Maximize attack surface. Find what others missed.
Wide approach (initial sweep):
Subdomain enum -> DNS resolution -> HTTP probing -> Port scan -> Tech detect
Deep approach (targeted):
Google Dorks -> JS file download -> Hidden param discovery -> API mapping
| What you find | Next action |
|---|---|
| Live subdomains with tech stack | Phase 2 (Mapping) |
| Known software (WordPress, Jira) | Check CVEs + defaults immediately |
| Cloud resources (S3, Firebase) | Test permissions (read/write/list) |
| Nothing after 5 min on a host | Skip, try next host (5-minute rule) |
Command: /recon target.com
Goal: Understand the app like its developer does.
Checklist:
| What you find | Next action |
|---|---|
| JS files with interesting code | Taint analysis (Sink -> Source) |
| OAuth/SAML authentication | OAuth/SAML checklist |
| API with ID parameters | Phase 3, target IDOR |
| Complex business logic (payment, coupon) | Phase 3, target BizLogic |
| postMessage listeners | DOM analysis, postMessage-tracker |
Goal: Find the bug. Use Error-based first, then Blind-based.
Decision flow based on what you're testing:
What input are you testing?
+-- ID parameter (user_id, order_id)
| -> IDOR checklist
+-- Search/filter/sort field
| -> SQLi, NoSQLi probing
+-- URL input / webhook / PDF gen
| -> SSRF checklist
+-- Text field reflected in page
| -> XSS (DOM or reflected)
+-- File upload
| -> SVG XSS, web shell, path traversal
+-- Price/quantity/coupon
| -> Business logic, race conditions
+-- Login / 2FA / password reset
| -> Auth bypass
+-- Profile update API
| -> Mass Assignment
+-- Template / wiki editor
| -> SSTI
+-- Nothing obvious
-> Fuzz with ffuf, try Error-based probing
Error vs Blind decision:
', ", {{7*7}}, ${7*7}) -- watch for 500 errors, stack tracesSLEEP(10), ; sleep 10;) -- watch response timecurl attacker.com, interactsh) -- watch for DNS callbackAND 1=1 vs AND 1=0) -- watch content-length diff| What you find | Next action |
|---|---|
| Low-impact behavior (redirect, self-XSS, cookie injection) | Chain it -- find a connector gadget |
| Confirmed vuln (XSS, IDOR, SQLi) | Phase 4 (Prove and Escalate) |
| Blocked by WAF/CSP/403 | Bypass techniques, then retry |
| Known software vuln (CVE) | 1-day speed workflow |
| Nothing after 20 min on this endpoint | Rotate (20-minute rule) |
Goal: Prove maximum business impact. Turn Low into Critical.
Escalation decision:
What did you find?
+-- XSS
| +-- Can steal cookie/token? -> Session hijack -> ATO
| +-- Cookie is HttpOnly? -> Force email change via XHR -> ATO
| +-- Self-XSS only? -> Find CSRF to trigger it
+-- IDOR
| +-- Can read PII? -> Automate scraping, show scale
| +-- Can change password/email? -> Direct ATO
| +-- UUID only? -> Find UUID leak source, then retry
+-- SSRF
| +-- DNS only? -> DON'T REPORT. Try cloud metadata
| +-- Can reach 169.254.169.254? -> Extr
name: bb-methodology description: Use at the START of any bug bounty hunting session, when switching targets, or when feeling lost about what to do next. Master orchestrator that combines the 5-phase non-linear hunting workflow with the critical thinking framework (developer psychology, anomaly detection, What-If experiments). Routes to all other skills based on current hunting phase. Also use when asking "what should I do next" or "where am I in the process." sources: community, public_research
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name: bb-methodology
description: Use at the START of any bug bounty hunting session, when switching targets, or when feeling lost about what to do next. Master orchestrator that combines the 5-phase non-linear hunting workflow with the critical thinking framework (developer psychology, anomaly detection, What-If experiments). Routes to all other skills based on current hunting phase. Also use when asking "what should I do next" or "where am I in the process."
sources: community, public_research
---
# Bug Bounty Methodology: Workflow + Mindset
Master orchestrator for hunting sessions. Combines the 5-phase non-linear workflow with the critical thinking framework that separates top 1% hunters from the rest.
---
## PART 0: MODE CONFIRMATION (Before Anything Else)
**Confirm the engagement type before deciding what counts as a finding.** The same target produces a different report shape depending on which mode applies. Getting this wrong is the single biggest waste of time in this workflow — answer it explicitly before Phase 0.
| Engagement type | What counts as a finding | What gets rejected |
|---|---|---|
| **Bug bounty** (H1 / Bugcrowd / Intigriti / private VDP) | Impact-demonstrated bugs ONLY. Full chain to attacker-attainable harm. | Hygiene (EoL software alone, permissive CSP alone, stack traces, info disclosure without concrete impact, "best practice" violations) |
| **Red team** (external client engagement) | Hygiene findings + recon + IoCs + defensive-state observations are ALL deliverables | Nothing — even "no finding here" is reportable as a positive defensive observation |
| **Pentest** (signed SoW / WAPT) | Depends on SoW. Read scope explicitly. Usually accepts hygiene + impact + recon | Out-of-scope assets, unsigned testing |
| **Internal audit** | Compliance-mapped findings (PCI / ISO / NIST / DPDPA / GDPR) | Findings without a control-mapping |
**Hard rule:** Before Phase 0 runs, write the engagement type as the first line in your hunt notes. If you can't answer it from the user's instruction, ASK once. Don't assume — the mistake costs both you and the triager.
**Lesson from an authorized engagement:** First-pass on this target produced 5 hygiene findings (SP2013 EoL, permissive CSP, stack traces) shipped in red-team format. The engagement was bug-bounty. Findings would have been N/A'd as "informational, no impact demonstrated." After the corrected pass with hygiene-as-context-not-finding, the same target yielded 11 impact-demonstrated bugs including 3 Critical.
---
## PART 1: MINDSET (How to Think)
### Core Principle
Hunting is not "find a bug" -- it is "prove an attack scenario." Think like an attacker with a specific goal, not a scanner looking for patterns.
### Daily Discipline: Define, Select, Execute
Before touching any tool:
1. **Define**: "Today I target [feature/domain] to achieve [CIA impact]"
2. **Select**: Choose 1-2 vuln classes (IDOR, Race Condition, etc.)
3. **Execute**: Focus ONLY on selected techniques. No wandering.
### 5 Ultimate Goals (Pick One Per Session)
1. **Confidentiality** -- steal data the attacker shouldn't see
2. **Integrity** -- modify data the attacker shouldn't change
3. **Availability** -- disrupt service (app-level DoS only)
4. **Account Takeover** -- control another user's account
5. **RCE** -- execute commands on the server
### 4 Thinking Domains
#### 1. Critical Thinking (deep analysis)
**Question trust boundaries:**
- Frontend control disabled? Send request directly via proxy
- `user_role=user` cookie? Change to `admin`
- `price=1000` in POST? Change to `1`
- `<script>` blocked? Try `<img onerror=...>`
**Reverse-engineer developer psychology:**
- Feature A has auth checks -> Similar feature B (newly added) probably doesn't
- Complex flows (coupon + points + refund) -> Edge cases have bugs
- `/api/v2/user` exists -> Does `/api/v1/user` still work with weaker auth?
**What-If experiments:**
- Skip checkout -> hit `/checkout/success` directly
- Skip 2FA -> navigate to `/dashboard`
- Send coupon request 10x simultaneously -> Race condition?
- Replace `guid=f8a2...` with `id=100` on sibling endpoint -> IDOR?
#### 2. Multi-Perspective (multiple angles)
| Perspective | What to check |
|------------|---------------|
| Horizontal (same role) | User A's token + User B's ID -> IDOR |
| Vertical (different role) | Regular user -> `/admin/deleteUser` |
| Data flow (proxy view) | Hidden params in JSON: `debug=false`, `discount_rate` |
| Time/State | Race conditions, post-delete session reuse |
| Client environment | Mobile UA -> legacy API with weaker auth |
| Business impact | "What's the $ damage if this breaks?" |
#### 3. Tactical Thinking (pattern detection)
- **Naming anomaly**: `userId` everywhere but suddenly `user_id` -> different dev, weaker security
- **Error diff**: Same 403 but different JSON structure -> different backend systems
- **Environment diff**: Prod vs Dev/Staging -> debug headers, CSP disabled
- **Version diff**: JS file before/after update -> new endpoints, removed params
- **Supply chain**: Check framework/library versions for known CVEs
- **Third-party integration**: Stripe/Auth0/Intercom -> webhook signature missing?
#### 4. Strategic Thinking (big picture)
- **Asymmetry**: Defender must patch ALL holes. You only need ONE.
- **Intuition engineering**: Log why something "feels wrong." Verify later. Update mental DB.
- **Unknown management**: Can't understand something? Add to "investigate later" list. Just-in-Time Learning.
### Amateur vs Pro: 7-Phase Comparison
| Phase | Amateur | Pro |
|-------|---------|-----|
| Recon | Main domain only | Shadow IT, dev environments, all assets |
| Discovery | Look for errors | Look for design contradictions, business logic flaws |
| Exploit | Give up when blocked | Build filter-bypass payloads |
| Escalation | Report the phenomenon only | Chain to real harm (session steal, ATO) |
| Feasibility | Include unrealistic conditions | Minimize attack prerequisites |
| Reporting | State facts only | Quantify business risk |
| Retest | Check if old PoC fails | Analyze fix method, find incomplete patches |
### Two Approach Routes
- **Route A (Feature-based)**: "This feature is complex" -> deep-dive its input handling -> find vuln
- **Route B (Vuln-based)**: "I want IDOR" -> find endpoints with sequential IDs -> test access control
### Anti-Patterns (Stop Doing These)
- **Program hopping**: Stick with one target minimum 2 weeks / 30 hours
- **Tool-only hunting**: Automation finds duplicates. Manual testing finds unique bugs.
- **Rabbit hole**: Max 45 min per parameter. Set a timer. If stuck, sleep on it.
- **No goal**: "Just looking around" = wasted time. Always Define first.
---
## PART 2: WORKFLOW (What to Do)
### The 5-Phase Non-Linear Flow
```
+-------------------------------------------------+
| |
| +----------+ +----------+ +----------+ |
| | 1. RECON |---+| 2. MAP |---+| 3. FIND | |
| +----------+ +-----+----+ +-----+-----+ |
| ^ | | |
| | v v |
| | +----------+ +----------+ |
| +----------| 4. PROVE |---+| 5. REPORT| |
| +----------+ +----------+ |
| |
| Non-linear: stuck at any phase -> go back |
| New API found at phase 3 -> return to phase 2 |
| WAF blocks at phase 4 -> origin IP from phase 1 |
+-------------------------------------------------+
```
**THIS IS NOT LINEAR.** Move freely between phases. When stuck, return to a previous phase.
### Phase 0: SESSION START (Every Time)
**Before touching any tool, answer these:**
1. **Define**: "Today I target [feature/domain] to achieve [C/I/A/ATO/RCE]"
2. **Select**: Choose 1-2 vuln classes (IDOR, XSS, SSRF, etc.)
3. **Execute**: Focus ONLY on selected techniques
**Route selection -- Wide or Deep?**
| Signal | Wide (recon sweep) | Deep (focused testing) |
|--------|-------------------|----------------------|
| New program, first day | X | |
| Wildcard scope `*.target.com` | X | |
| Main webapp, been here >3 days | | X |
| Scope update (new domain added) | X | |
| Found interesting subdomain | | X |
### Phase 1: RECON
**Goal**: Maximize attack surface. Find what others missed.
**Wide approach** (initial sweep):
```
Subdomain enum -> DNS resolution -> HTTP probing -> Port scan -> Tech detect
```
**Deep approach** (targeted):
```
Google Dorks -> JS file download -> Hidden param discovery -> API mapping
```
| What you find | Next action |
|--------------|-------------|
| Live subdomains with tech stack | Phase 2 (Mapping) |
| Known software (WordPress, Jira) | Check CVEs + defaults immediately |
| Cloud resources (S3, Firebase) | Test permissions (read/write/list) |
| Nothing after 5 min on a host | Skip, try next host (5-minute rule) |
**Command**: `/recon target.com`
### Phase 2: MAPPING & ANALYSIS
**Goal**: Understand the app like its developer does.
**Checklist:**
- [ ] Map all endpoints (Burp/Caido sitemap + JS analysis)
- [ ] Identify auth model (cookie, JWT, OAuth, SAML?)
- [ ] Find business-critical flows (payment, registration, password reset, data export)
- [ ] Download and analyze JS files for hidden routes, secrets, logic
- [ ] Identify roles and permissions (user, admin, API keys)
- [ ] Note "weird" behaviors (anomalies in naming, errors, timing)
| What you find | Next action |
|--------------|-------------|
| JS files with interesting code | Taint analysis (Sink -> Source) |
| OAuth/SAML authentication | OAuth/SAML checklist |
| API with ID parameters | Phase 3, target IDOR |
| Complex business logic (payment, coupon) | Phase 3, target BizLogic |
| postMessage listeners | DOM analysis, postMessage-tracker |
### Phase 3: VULNERABILITY DISCOVERY
**Goal**: Find the bug. Use Error-based first, then Blind-based.
**Decision flow based on what you're testing:**
```
What input are you testing?
+-- ID parameter (user_id, order_id)
| -> IDOR checklist
+-- Search/filter/sort field
| -> SQLi, NoSQLi probing
+-- URL input / webhook / PDF gen
| -> SSRF checklist
+-- Text field reflected in page
| -> XSS (DOM or reflected)
+-- File upload
| -> SVG XSS, web shell, path traversal
+-- Price/quantity/coupon
| -> Business logic, race conditions
+-- Login / 2FA / password reset
| -> Auth bypass
+-- Profile update API
| -> Mass Assignment
+-- Template / wiki editor
| -> SSTI
+-- Nothing obvious
-> Fuzz with ffuf, try Error-based probing
```
**Error vs Blind decision:**
1. Try Error-based first (send `'`, `"`, `{{7*7}}`, `${7*7}`) -- watch for 500 errors, stack traces
2. No error? Time-based (`SLEEP(10)`, `; sleep 10;`) -- watch response time
3. No time diff? OOB (`curl attacker.com`, interactsh) -- watch for DNS callback
4. Still nothing? Boolean (`AND 1=1` vs `AND 1=0`) -- watch content-length diff
| What you find | Next action |
|--------------|-------------|
| Low-impact behavior (redirect, self-XSS, cookie injection) | Chain it -- find a connector gadget |
| Confirmed vuln (XSS, IDOR, SQLi) | Phase 4 (Prove and Escalate) |
| Blocked by WAF/CSP/403 | Bypass techniques, then retry |
| Known software vuln (CVE) | 1-day speed workflow |
| Nothing after 20 min on this endpoint | Rotate (20-minute rule) |
### Phase 4: PROVE & ESCALATE
**Goal**: Prove maximum business impact. Turn Low into Critical.
**Escalation decision:**
```
What did you find?
+-- XSS
| +-- Can steal cookie/token? -> Session hijack -> ATO
| +-- Cookie is HttpOnly? -> Force email change via XHR -> ATO
| +-- Self-XSS only? -> Find CSRF to trigger it
+-- IDOR
| +-- Can read PII? -> Automate scraping, show scale
| +-- Can change password/email? -> Direct ATO
| +-- UUID only? -> Find UUID leak source, then retry
+-- SSRF
| +-- DNS only? -> DON'T REPORT. Try cloud metadata
| +-- Can reach 169.254.169.254? -> ExtrSkill source recorded
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