The Art of Finding Bugs No Scanner Will Detect

What your Burp Suite report is not telling you.Continue reading on OSINT Team »
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Escaping the Sandbox: How a Simple Python Path Flaw Led to Host RCE

The culprit? A classic logic flaw in Python’s os.path.join() function.Continue reading on Medium »
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How a Simple “Resend” Feature Enabled MFA Prompt Flooding
https://medium.com/@Rahul.Masal/how-a-simple-resend-button-led-to-an-mfa-fatigue-vulnerability-6a638edf54ff?source=rss------bug_bounty-5

Most people think security vulnerabilities are complex.Continue reading on Medium » (https://medium.com/@Rahul.Masal/how-a-simple-resend-button-led-to-an-mfa-fatigue-vulnerability-6a638edf54ff?source=rss------bug_bounty-5)

React2Shell — CVE-2025–55182: Practical Exploitation of the Vulnerability
https://snehbavarva.medium.com/react2shell-cve-2025-55182-practical-exploitation-of-the-vulnerability-2581a65da695?source=rss------bug_bounty-5

Exploiting Northport Ledger application with RSC componentContinue reading on Medium » (https://snehbavarva.medium.com/react2shell-cve-2025-55182-practical-exploitation-of-the-vulnerability-2581a65da695?source=rss------bug_bounty-5)

The Art of Finding Bugs No Scanner Will Detect
https://osintteam.blog/the-art-of-finding-bugs-no-scanner-will-detect-bea747fbce71?source=rss------bug_bounty-5

What your Burp Suite report is not telling you.Continue reading on OSINT Team » (https://osintteam.blog/the-art-of-finding-bugs-no-scanner-will-detect-bea747fbce71?source=rss------bug_bounty-5)

Escaping the Sandbox: How a Simple Python Path Flaw Led to Host RCE
https://medium.com/@HackerMD/escaping-the-sandbox-how-a-simple-python-path-flaw-led-to-host-rce-817d39c95f86?source=rss------bug_bounty-5

The culprit? A classic logic flaw in Python’s os.path.join() function.Continue reading on Medium » (https://medium.com/@HackerMD/escaping-the-sandbox-how-a-simple-python-path-flaw-led-to-host-rce-817d39c95f86?source=rss------bug_bounty-5)

How a Small Validation Bypass Enabled Invisible Identities

الحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله وعلى آله وصحبه أما بعدContinue reading on Medium »
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The Unpopular Opinion: Are We Making Pentesters Irrelevant by Playing by the Rules?
https://www.reddit.com/r/Pentesting/comments/1rbiq9x/the_unpopular_opinion_are_we_making_pentesters/

<!-- SC_OFF -->I've been seeing a recurring argument on here, and it's been stuck in my head. The gist is that companies don't really hire pentesters for genuine security. They do it for compliance, for a checkbox to satisfy auditors, or to get government contracts. The idea is that the "report" is the real product, not actual security. If that's true, and I'm starting to think it might be, then we have a fundamental problem. Think about it from a company's perspective. Why spend real money on deep, meaningful security when a superficial, once-a-year pentest that generates a 50-page PDF is enough to keep the auditors happy? It's cheaper. It's easier. And if a real breach happens, they can point to the report and say, "We did our due diligence." This creates a market where the pentester's job isn't to find the worst vulnerabilities, but to find the right kind of vulnerabilities that look good on a report. It incentivizes a race to the bottom, where low-cost, checklist-style "pentesting" wins over deep, adversarial testing. So here's the controversial part of my thinking: if the legitimate, sanctioned path to proving a company's insecurity is systematically ignored or treated as a bureaucratic nuisance, what other option is left to make them listen? It feels like the only thing that truly forces a company to take security seriously is a real-world, painful breach. A hack. The kind of incident that makes headlines, costs them millions, and destroys customer trust. Suddenly, that "unnecessary" security budget gets approved overnight. The CISO who was asking for more resources is no longer seen as a cost center, but as a prophet. This isn't a call to illegal action. It's a frustration with the system. It feels like we're telling companies, "Hey, your front door is unlocked," and they're replying, "That's nice, please put that in writing for our insurance file." The only time they actually lock the door is after someone has already walked in and stolen the TV. Are we, as a community of security professionals, failing? Is our entire model of ethical disclosure broken if it's so easily ignored? Or is this just the way things have to be—waiting for the inevitable disaster to force change? What do you all think? Is this reality, or am I just being cynical? Is there a better way to make them listen before the real hackers do? <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/KamaleshSelvakumarR (https://www.reddit.com/user/KamaleshSelvakumarR)
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Could penetration testing jobs shrink due to tools like Claude Code Security and XBOW?
https://www.reddit.com/r/Pentesting/comments/1rbjni1/could_penetration_testing_jobs_shrink_due_to/

<!-- SC_OFF -->Basically the title. Do you think that with tools/platforms like Claude Code Security and XBOW and even more advancements in the future, pentesting work will become less in demand? Or would it increase despite AI and automation, due to systems and applications becoming more complex and more flaws being introduced due to vibe coding? <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/Sad-Mountain-2031 (https://www.reddit.com/user/Sad-Mountain-2031)
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How often do you actually get root access or get into an internal network?
https://www.reddit.com/r/Pentesting/comments/1rblo1g/how_often_do_you_actually_get_root_access_or_get/

<!-- SC_OFF -->Currently taking the eJPTv2 course, and I started learning pivoting and routing into internal devices (after you get the initial access from the public-facing server). That made me wonder, how often do pentesters actually get into a webserver and start pivoting? I feel like (based on what I see/hear in bug bounties) most pentest reports are about XSS, information disclosure vulnerabilities, data leak stuff, and so on, without it ever resulting into actual user-level access and PE. <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/AWS_0 (https://www.reddit.com/user/AWS_0)
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Advice Needed
https://www.reddit.com/r/Pentesting/comments/1rblymv/advice_needed/

<!-- SC_OFF -->Hey guys, I’ve just accepted a 6-month internship as a pentester at a quant company. For context, I recently passed the PNPT and I’m currently working through the HTB Academy CPTS modules while preparing for the OSCP. I’ve also been doing HTB boxes regularly. Recently, I tried doing some CVE hunting on an open-source CMS, and honestly I felt a bit lost. Do you have any tips on how I can better prepare for the internship and improve in general? Especially in terms of building more confidence and methodology with real-world testing and research. <!-- SC_ON --> submitted by /u/Dramatic_Fix5116 (https://www.reddit.com/user/Dramatic_Fix5116)
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How a Small Validation Bypass Enabled Invisible Identities
https://medium.com/@eng.mahmoudbughunter/how-a-small-validation-bypass-enabled-invisible-identities-cc600577b98d?source=rss------bug_bounty-5