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Bug Bounty Learning Structure

The document outlines a hands-on learning structure for bug bounty hunting over four weeks, emphasizing active participation and practical application. It includes a detailed weekly plan with specific goals, tasks, and methodologies for learning about recon, web vulnerabilities, API hunting, and reporting bugs. The final rules stress the importance of consistent hands-on work, reporting findings, and refining skills through practice.

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Bug Bounty Learning Structure

The document outlines a hands-on learning structure for bug bounty hunting over four weeks, emphasizing active participation and practical application. It includes a detailed weekly plan with specific goals, tasks, and methodologies for learning about recon, web vulnerabilities, API hunting, and reporting bugs. The final rules stress the importance of consistent hands-on work, reporting findings, and refining skills through practice.

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Bug Bounty Learning Structure (Hands-On Approach)

This structure follows the principle: “You work, you learn. No work, no learning.”

📅 Week 1-4: Structured Plan


⏳ Daily Time Commitment: 4-6 hours
1 Hour → Studying a concept (ONLY if you will immediately apply it).
3-5 Hours → Hunting & Applying (on real bug bounty platforms or labs).

📌 Phase 1: Bug Bounty Fundamentals (Week 1)


🎯 Goal: Learn and apply basic recon & web vulnerabilities.

How to Work & Learn:


✅ Day 1-2: Understanding Bug Bounty
- Read Bug Bounty Methodologies (HackerOne, NahamSec, STÖK).
- Learn how platforms like HackerOne, Bugcrowd, and Intigriti work.
- Work Task: Create accounts on these platforms and start browsing public programs.

✅ Day 3-5: Reconnaissance (Information Gathering)


- Learn about Subdomain Enumeration, Port Scanning, Directory Brute-forcing.
- Work Task:
- Choose a live target (public program).
- Perform subdomain enumeration using Amass, Subfinder, Assetfinder.
- Scan open ports using Nmap.
- Try directory brute-forcing with ffuf or dirsearch.
- Save your recon results in a text file (act like you’re writing a real report).

✅ Day 6-7: Testing for Basic Web Vulnerabilities


- Learn XSS, SQLi, SSRF, IDOR, and CSRF (ONLY if you test them on a live target).
- Work Task:
- Pick ONE vulnerability (e.g., XSS).
- Hunt for it on at least 5 live websites.
- Report findings (even if just for yourself).
- If no result, move to the next vulnerability.

📌 Phase 2: Intermediate Hunting (Week 2-3)


🎯 Goal: Find and report at least 1 valid vulnerability.

How to Work & Learn:


✅ Day 8-10: API Hunting & Advanced Recon
- Learn API enumeration and API vulnerabilities.
- Work Task:
- Pick a target that has APIs.
- Use Burp Suite to intercept and analyze API calls.
- Try Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA) and IDOR on APIs.
- If no result, move to the next API target.

✅ Day 11-14: Automating Recon & Expanding Your Hunting


- Automate your recon process with bash scripting or tools (reconFTW, Hakrawler).
- Work Task:
- Run automated scripts on 3-5 live targets.
- Manually analyze and pick potential attack surfaces.

✅ Day 15-18: Real-World Hunting – Target & Attack


- Pick one website and fully enumerate it.
- Work Task:
- Create a mindmap of the application (all endpoints, APIs, parameters).
- Actively test for XSS, SQLi, IDOR, and SSRF.
- Document every failed attempt and why it failed.
📌 Phase 3: Advanced Hunting & Money Making (Week 4)
🎯 Goal: Submit a real bug bounty report.

How to Work & Learn:


✅ Day 19-22: Focus on High-Payout Bugs
- Learn about SSRF, RCE, OAuth Misconfigurations.
- Work Task:
- Pick a live target that has APIs & authentication systems.
- Try SSRF through image upload, OAuth bypass, and RCE exploits.
- If no results, document findings and switch to a different target.

✅ Day 23-26: Building Your Bug Bounty Workflow


- Develop your own methodology checklist based on what you’ve learned.
- Automate parts of your workflow using Burp Suite extensions and bash scripts.
- Work Task:
- Create a personal checklist for every new target.
- Test it on at least 3 live websites.

✅ Day 27-30: Submitting & Reporting Bugs


- Learn how to write a professional bug report.
- Work Task:
- Submit at least 1 real bug bounty report (even if a low-impact bug).
- If rejected, analyze why and refine your approach.

💡 Final Rules to Follow


✅ No passive learning – If you’re not testing, you’re not learning.
✅ No skipping hands-on work – Every day must involve active bug hunting.
✅ Report bugs, even if they’re duplicates – It helps you refine your skills.
✅ Timebox your efforts – If you’re stuck for too long, move to a new target.

🚀 Follow this structure, and you WILL progress in bug bounty hunting. Take it or
leave it.

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