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Bug - Bounty Tutorial Exclusive

You found an IDOR that exposes all user addresses. Congratulations. But if you write "IDOR on /api/user/address" as the report, you will get a low severity.

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  • Remediation: Enforce server-side session check: if (req.session.user_id != req.query.user_id) return 403; . Also, remove user_id from the public-facing parameter; use a session token instead.

    • This is the exclusive part. Most hackers look at one host. You will look at differences. Take two subdomains: admin-api.target.com and v1.target.com. Send the same request to both. Does admin-api return a 403 while v1 returns a 200? That is a privilege escalation vector.

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    Beginners do one scan. Experts build a feedback loop. You found an IDOR that exposes all user addresses

    Bug bounty is not about tools; it’s about contextual deviation. A parameter named redirect_url might be a normal feature. But a redirect_url that takes an absolute URI like https://evil.com is an Open Redirect. A file parameter that fetches ../../../etc/passwd is a Path Traversal. You must train your eye to see what the developer forgot to check.

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    GraphQL endpoints (often /graphql or /v1/graphiql) are goldmines.