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🚀How I Found an Open Redirect Vulnerability Easily (Worth $500!)
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Hey everyone! 👋 I’m back with another exciting bug bounty write-up! This time, I’ll walk you through how I found an Open Redirect vulnerability using VirusTotal.

ty Program Details:
- Platform: YesWeHack
- Scope: 2 domains only
- Bounty: $500 (I got a duplicate, but still earned points 😅)
Even though someone was faster than me, it’s all good. Bug bounty is all about learning and growing! 📊🚀
🔍 My Recon Journey:
Let’s call the target domain target.com. Like every hacker, I started my recon using tools like:
- Wappalyzer (for tech stack analysis)
- Shodan (for exposed services)
- BBOT (for subdomain discovery)
- Trufflehog (for secret detection)
- Link Gopher (for extracting links)