💰 How I Made $1000+ from a Simple XSS Bug — My Bug Bounty Journey 🚀

🕵️‍♂️ Discovering XSS & Turning It Into Cash 💸

A real-life story of how I found a simple vulnerability, reported it, and made over $1000! Learn the exact steps I took, from choosing the right target to submitting a winning report. If you’re into bug bounty hunting, this is for you! 🔥

🧐 Introduction

Bug bounty hunting is like a digital treasure hunt 🏴‍☠️! You find security flaws, report them, and get rewarded. Sounds cool, right? In this blog, I’ll share my personal journey on how I discovered a simple Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability and turned it into a $1000+ payout. If you’re a beginner, this might just inspire you to start your own bug bounty adventure! 🔥

🎯 Choosing the Right Target

I kicked off my search by scanning public bug bounty programs on platforms like HackerOne and Bugcrowd. After some digging, I found one that had a broad scope and explicitly allowed testing for XSS vulnerabilities. Jackpot! 🎰

🔎 Reconnaissance & Testing 🕵️‍♂️

I began hunting by checking common XSS injection points like: ✅ Search bars ✅ Comment sections ✅ User profile fields