Episodes

  • Episode 97: Bcrypt Hash Input Truncation & Mobile Device Threat Modeling
    Nov 14 2024

    Episode 97: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Joel jump into some cool news items, including a recent Okta Bcrypt vulnerability, insights into crypto bugs, and some intricacies of Android and Chrome security. They also explore the latest research from Portswigger on payload concealment techniques, and the introduction of the Lightyear tool for PHP exploits.

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    Resources

    Okta bcrypt

    Android Web Attack Surface Writeups

    Concealing payloads in URL credentials

    Dumping PHP files with Lightyear

    Limit maximum number of filter chains

    Dom-Explorer tool launched

    MultiHTMLParse

    JSON Crack

    Caido/Burp notes plugin

    Timestamps

    (00:00:00) Introduction

    (00:02:43) Okta Release and bcrypt

    (00:10:26) Android Web Attack Surface Writeups

    (00:20:21) More Portswigger Research

    (00:28:29) Lightyear and PHP filter chains

    (00:35:09) Dom-Explorer

    (00:45:24) The JSON Debate

    (00:49:59) Notes plugin for Burp and Caido

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    53 mins
  • Episode 96: Cookies & Caching with MatanBer
    Nov 7 2024

    Episode 96: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re back with Matanber to hit some stuff we ran out of time on last episode. We talk about advanced cookie parsing techniques and exploitation methods, Safari's unique behaviors regarding cookie handling and debugging methods, and some of the writeups from the HeroCTF v6.

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    Today’s Guest: https://x.com/MtnBer

    Resources:

    Cookie Bugs - Smuggling & Injection

    https://blog.ankursundara.com/cookie-bugs/#:~:text=Cookie%20Smuggling

    iOS Webkit Debug Proxy

    https://github.com/google/ios-webkit-debug-proxy

    HeroCTF v6 Writeups

    https://mizu.re/post/heroctf-v6-writeups

    Timestamps

    (00:00:00) Introduction

    (00:01:29) Cookie exploits

    (00:21:32) Matan's Safari Adventure

    (00:29:49) HeroCTF 6 writeups

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    49 mins
  • Episode 94: Zendesk Fiasco & the CTBB Naughty List
    Oct 24 2024

    Episode 94: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin and Joel give their perspectives on the recent Zendesk fiasco and the ethical considerations surrounding it. They also highlight the launch of AuthzAI and some research from Ophion Security

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    Resources:

    New music drop from our Boi YT

    https://x.com/realytcracker/status/1847599657569956099

    AuthzAI

    https://authzai.com/

    Ron Chan

    https://x.com/ngalongc

    Misconfigured User Auth Leads to Customer Messages

    https://www.ophionsecurity.com/post/live-chat-blog-1-misconfigured-user-auth-leads-to-customer-messages

    Zendesk Write-up

    https://gist.github.com/hackermondev/68ec8ed145fcee49d2f5e2b9d2cf2e52

    Response from Zendesk

    https://gist.github.com/hackermondev/68ec8ed145fcee49d2f5e2b9d2cf2e52?permalink_comment_id=5232589#gistcomment-5232589

    Timestamps

    (00:00:00) Introduction

    (00:05:29) AuthzAI and the return of Ron Chan

    (00:13:50) Ophion Security Research

    (00:18:12) Zendesk Drama

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    49 mins
  • Episode 93: A Chat with Dr. Bouman - Life as a Hacker and a Doctor
    Oct 17 2024

    Episode 93: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re joined by Dr. Jonathan Bouman to discuss his unique journey as both a Hacker and a Healthcare Professional. We talk through how he balances his dual careers, some ethical considerations of hacking in the context of healthcare, and highlight some experiences he’s had with Amazon's bug bounty program.

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    Today’s Guest - https://x.com/jonathanbouman?lang=en

    Resources

    Anyone can Access Deleted and Private Repository Data on GitHub

    Filesender Github

    Remote Code execution at ws1.aholdusa .com

    APK-MITM

    Hacking Dutch healthcare system

    Fitness Youtube Channels

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpQ34afVgk8cRQBjSJ1xuJQ

    https://www.youtube.com/@BullyJuice

    Timestamps

    (00:00:00) Introduction

    (00:07:28) Medicine and Hacking

    (00:19:36) Hacking on Amazon

    (00:34:33) Collaboration and consistency

    (00:44:13) SSTI Methodology

    (01:06:10) iOS Hacking Methodology

    (01:13:23) Hacking Healthcare

    (01:32:19) Health tips for hacking

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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • Episode 92 - SAML XPath Confusion, Chinese DNS Poisoning, and AI Powered 403 Bypasser
    Oct 10 2024

    Episode 92: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast In this episode Justin and Joel tackle a host of new research and write-ups, including Ruby SAML, 0-Click exploits in MediaTek Wi-Fi, and Vulnerabilities caused by The Great Firewall

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    Resources:

    Insecurity through Censorship

    Ruby-SAML / GitLab Authentication Bypass

    0-Click exploit discovered in MediaTek Wi-Fi chipsets

    New Caido Plugin to Generate Wordlists

    Bebik’s 403 Bypassor

    CSPBypass

    Arb Read & Arb write on LLaMa.cpp by SideQuest

    XSS WAF Bypass One payload for all

    Timestamps

    (00:00:00) Introduction

    (00:02:08) Vulnerabilities Caused by The Great Firewall

    (00:07:25) Ruby SAML Bypass

    (00:19:55) 0-Click exploit discovered in MediaTek Wi-Fi chipsets

    (00:24:36) New Caido Wordlist Plugin

    (00:31:00) CSPBypass.com

    (00:35:37) Arb Read & Arb write on LLaMa.cpp by SideQuest

    (00:43:10) Helpful WAF Bypass

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    48 mins
  • Episode 91: Zero to LHE in 9 Months (feat gr3pme)
    Oct 3 2024

    Episode 91: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin Gardner sits down with Critical Thinking’s own HackerNotes writer Brandyn Murtagh (gr3pme) to talk about his journey with Bug Bounty. We cover mentorship, networking and LHEs, ecosystem hacking, emotional regulation, and the need for self-care. Then we wrap up with some fun bugs.

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    Today’s Sponsor: Project Discovery - tldfinder: https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tldfinder

    Today’s guest: https://x.com/gr3pme

    Resources:

    Lessons Learned for LHEs

    https://x.com/Rhynorater/status/1579499221954473984

    Timestamps:

    (00:00:00) Introduction

    (00:07:02) Mentorship in Bug Bounty

    (00:16:30) LHE lessons, takeaways, and the benefit of feedback and networking

    (00:41:28) Choosing Targets

    (00:49:03) Vuln Classes

    (00:58:54) Bug Reports

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Episode 90: 5k Clickjacking, Encryption Oracles, and Cursor for PoCs
    Sep 26 2024

    Episode 90: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Joel and Justin recap some of their recent hacking ups and downs and have a lively chat about Cursor. Then they cover some some research about SQL Injections, Clickjacking in Google Docs, and how to steal your Telegram account in 10 seconds.

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    Find the Hackernotes: https://blog.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/

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    Resources:

    Breaking Down Barriers: Exploiting Pre-Auth SQL Injection in WhatsUp Gold

    Content-Type that can be used for XSS

    Clickjacking Bug in Google Docs

    Justin's Gadget Link

    https://www.youtube.com/signin?next=https%3A%2F%2Faccounts.youtube.com%2Faccounts%2FSetSID%3Fcontinue%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%252Famp%252fpoc.rhynorater.com

    Stealing your Telegram account in 10 seconds flat

    Timestamps

    (00:00:00) Introduction

    (00:08:28) Recent Hacks and Dupes

    (00:14:00) Cursor

    (00:25:02) Exploiting Pre-Auth SQL Injection in WhatsUp Gold

    (00:34:17) Content-Type that can be used for XSS

    (00:40:25) Caido updates

    (00:43:14) Clickjacking in Google Docs, and Stealing Telegram account

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    52 mins
  • Episode 89: The Untapped Bug Bounty Landscape of IoT w/ Matt Brown
    Sep 19 2024

    Episode 89: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast We’re joined live by Matt Brown to talk about his journey with hacking in the IoT. We cover the specializations and challenges in hardware hacking, and Matt’s personal Methodology. Then we switch over to touch on BGA Reballing, Certificate Pinning and Validation, and some of his own bug stories.

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    Find the Hackernotes: https://blog.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/

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    Today’s Guess Matt Brown: https://x.com/nmatt0

    Resources:

    Decrypting SSL to Chinese Cloud Servers

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qSxxNvuEtg

    mitmrouter

    https://github.com/nmatt0/mitmrouter

    certmitm Automatic Exploitation of TLS Certificate Validation Vulns

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_l2q_Gyqfo

    and

    https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2031/DEF%20CON%2031%20presentations/Aapo%20Oksman%20-%20certmitm%20automatic%20exploitation%20of%20TLS%20certificate%20validation%20vulnerabilities.pdf

    https://github.com/aapooksman/certmitm

    HackerOne Detailed Platform Standards

    https://docs.hackerone.com/en/articles/8369826-detailed-platform-standards

    Timestamps:

    (00:00:00) Introduction

    (00:13:33) Specialization and Challenges of IOT Hacking

    (00:33:03) Decrypting SSL to Chinese Cloud Servers

    (00:47:00) General IoT Hacking Methodology

    (01:26:00) Certificate Pinning and Certificate Validation

    (01:34:35) BGA Reballing

    (01:43:26) Bug Stories

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    1 hr and 58 mins