Low Hanging Bugs often pays well

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Hello to all beginner bug finders. In this blog, I’ll discuss “low-hanging bugs” — those vulnerabilities that are often overlooked but can sometimes earn a bounty when reported. These bugs are relatively easy to identify and, in some cases, can still provide valuable rewards for your efforts.

Bugs with Minimal Impact

These are vulnerabilities that generally lack significant impact, such as missing security headers, open redirects, or content spoofing. Personally, I don’t focus on these types of issues and wouldn’t recommend prioritizing them in your bug-hunting journey.

In most cases, these vulnerabilities don’t qualify for bounties, and spending time hunting them doesn’t contribute much to your development as a security researcher. Instead, it’s far more rewarding to focus on understanding and exploiting more impactful vulnerabilities.

That said, I occasionally search for low-impact bugs, but only in specific contexts. For instance, if I encounter a vulnerability that relies on an open redirect for exploitation, I’ll deliberately search for one to chain it with the initial issue. This process, known as chaining, involves combining multiple bugs — sometimes minor ones — to create a more significant impact.

These types of vulnerabilities are often easy to spot — you don’t need to dig too deep or invest excessive effort. In fact, they’re frequently hiding in plain sight, but as…