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Researcher reputation:  1590

Real name:
Praveen Yadav

Contact email:
[email protected]

Alternative Contacts:
[email protected]

Award / Bug Bounty I prefer:
I prefer bug bounty/swag/hof/vouchers
Paypal id - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pk12397

Recommendations and Acknowledgements | Full List:

    17 March, 2022

     akibablade Liam from Warrior Collective:

Super professional and lightning-fast. Helped to resolve almost immediately. Fantastic!

    28 February, 2022

     evollis_tech Evollis tech team from Evollis:

The Evollis team would like to thank Praveen for his work. Professional, very reactive and disclosing the full details of the vulnerability in a responsible manner. Thanks !

    9 December, 2021

     AsictSoc Security-Ict-Asict from Politecnico di Milano:

Dear Cyber_World, the SOC of Politecnico di Milano would like to thank you for disclosing us the vulnerability on our infrastructure.

    19 November, 2021

     sandovs Daniel Sandoval from LoopKey:

Cyber_World helped us by pointing out some log files that shouldn't be public! Thank you for the responsible disclosure and cordiality during the whole process!

    4 June, 2021

     FUMBBL Christer Kaivo-oja from FUMBBL:

Found a clickjacking vulnerability and sent a professional and clear vulnerability report. Thank you Praveen!

    26 May, 2021

     BenKennish Ben Kennish from -:

Helpful and polite. Thanks Praveen!

    14 May, 2021

     philippejadin Phiolippe Jadin from Agorakit:

Thank you for reporting an issue with the presentation website of the project and for the quick replies !

    8 April, 2021

     jakeanders Jake from NCO:

I am very grateful for alerting me to this vulnerability and the clear instructions provided to mitigate the risk. I am also grateful for the extremely rapid response when getting in touch for further details. Thank you.

    12 March, 2021

     blasttheory Michael from Blast Theory:

Thank you Praveen for reporting an issue with our website and helping to resolve this. Good work. Thanks again.

    1 March, 2021

     CERT_rlp CERT-rlp from CERT-rlp:

The team of CERT-rlp would like to thank Cyber_India for a responsible and coordinated disclosure of vulnerabilities.

    1 March, 2021

     CERT_rlp CERT-rlp from CERT-rlp:

The team of CERT-rlp would like to thank Cyber_World for a responsible and coordinated disclosure of information disclosure vulnerabilities

    24 February, 2021

     ipoca_jp developer from ipoca:

Thank you for reporting an open Website Security Issue and help us to fix it!

    24 February, 2021

     ipoca_jp developer from ipoca:

Thank you for reporting us about the Website Security Issue.

    23 February, 2021

     poldish73 Sven from California:

Thank you for reporting a public accessible file and for the very helpful, fast and pleasant communication. Error was fixed in seconds. Thank you very much.

    22 February, 2021

     alex_ermer Alex from Clanintern:

Thanks for reporting my issues!

    21 February, 2021

     moliv3 Olivier from Girondel:

Thanks Praveen for finding a disclosure issue !

    20 February, 2021

     class502 Robert from Friends of the 502 Group:

Thank you for reporting an issue with our website and assisting us with a fix for the vulnerability.

    20 February, 2021

     demmojo Mohamed from Blok-Z:

We are grateful for the vulnerability report that you shared with us! Also, amazing response time!

    19 February, 2021

     axelhooge Axel from JBAG:

Thank you very much for your nice help and for reporting the beginner mistake to us :-)

    16 February, 2021

     Helping_Biz Nardo from U-C WEBS:

Thank you for pointing out that long forgotten vulnerable file on one of our servers. But it's gone now. :-)

    16 February, 2021

     NukeJay Jack from Printing Service:

Brought to our attention some security issues. Fast and clear communication! Can recommend!

    12 February, 2021

     DeputyVice Andrew Cartwright from NeuRA:

Many thanks to Cyber_World for identifying a git issue with our site and helping us to resolve it without delay.

    10 February, 2021

     shamusr001 Shannon Ribbons from Osis Design:

Praveen helped locate and define a vulnerability in my WordPress install, I recommend his skills.

    10 February, 2021

     fadlerQA Frank from meinestadt:

Thank you for reporting an issue and for the helpful communication.

    10 February, 2021

     LordSeru Sebastian Braune from TUCed GmbH:

Thank you for reporting a vulnerability on our site. Due to your detailed report, we could close it within minutes.

    10 February, 2021

     WiiDatabase Andreas from WiiDatabase:

Thank you for reporting an open XMLRPC to us!

    8 February, 2021

     portentandy Andy from Portent:

Thanks for pointing out our XMLRPC vulnerability!

    8 February, 2021

     thibaudmaes Thibaud from NSI:

Cyber_World informed us about a security issue on a website. Thanks to him, it's more secure now!

    8 February, 2021

     ytrls David from YTRL:

Thank you very much for pointing out the XMLRPC vulnerability!

    7 February, 2021

     ChuckieAJ AndyT from Trucklesoft:

Brought to my attention some security issues. Now resolved. Good communication.Recommended!

    6 February, 2021

     williamtm Will from Chase Trails:

Thanks to Praveen for reporting a potential security issue with our site - a public xmlrpc & json REST API.

    5 February, 2021

     unsinn_s21 Florian from VN:

helped to close a not used api in wordpress, quick and fast respond. Good luck to you and greetings from Germany.

    5 February, 2021

     IvanVazov5 Webmaster from SPNS:

A big thank you to Praveen for finding and disclosing an XML-RPC Vulnerability on our website. He came back to us in minutes and was very helpful.

    4 February, 2021

     fineststudios Mike from Inv:

Thanks for pointing out a public phpinfo() on our website.

    4 February, 2021

     ztobi ztobi from none:

Thanks for pointing our our public XML-RPC. Very fast contact

    3 February, 2021

     0tt3rL1k3 Andreas from KV Trier-Saarburg:

Thank You for the reporting and help to fix the issus. Stay Save! Greetings from Germany

    2 February, 2021

     SDCDF5 Charles from Cincinnati:

Many thanks for the report and recommendation! Merci beaucoup pour l'alerte et les explications !

    2 February, 2021

     kledoux kledoux from kledoux:

Thank you for reporting a security issue on our site, and for being so detailed and responsive!

    2 February, 2021

     dannythemonk Danny :

Thank you very much for your information and help. (XML-RPC API Wordpress) Regards..

    1 February, 2021

     Anjuli Webmaster from Stiftung trias:

Thanks for point out a public phpinfo(). Very fast contact.

    1 February, 2021

     ZerosGaming Fabian :

Thank you for your notification and quick follow up. Good luck with your OSCP, I know what it takes to get it.

    1 February, 2021

     cyber_pramod Matthu from Upwork:

Very kind and polite. reported very quickly and also helped in fixing bug. Best wishes from UK

    23 January, 2021

     igucci igucci from iwsec:

Thank you for the notification and quick & polite response. Keep up the great work!

    22 January, 2021

     dtestitall randomthing4ev1 from Name witheld:

Thank you for finding the information disclosure vulnerability! Praveen was very responsive!

    21 January, 2021

     Azatotht Sylvain from Quebec Amerique:

Thanks for pointing out a public phpinfo() on our website. A++

    21 January, 2021

     milano24ore Olaf from milano24ore:

Thank you for your tip for finding a vulnerability on the website. Very quick reply.

    20 January, 2021

     yuhiguchi1 yu-higuchi from ctc:

We appliciate your help with the vulnerability. The response to inquiries was quick, which was very helpful.

    20 January, 2021

     anTon_x3 anTon_X3 :

Thank you for finding security issues on my website! keep it up!

    19 January, 2021

     rantoniazzi Roberto Antoniazzi from Centro per la Cooperazione Internazionale:

Thanks for pointing out a public phpinfo(). Very fast contact.

    19 January, 2021

     driesvanhaver Dries from not disclosed:

We were informed of a vulnerability. Thank you to Praveen for telling us it existed.

    19 January, 2021

     snowdarkz Quanruthai from not disclosed:

Thank you very much for the help with the vulnerability. Very fast contact.

    18 January, 2021

     wandelzoek Wandelzoekpagina from Wandelzoekpagina:

Thanks for finding a vulnerability on the website. Thanks to your tip, I could repair the issue and keep the website safe

    17 January, 2021

     eduardo_sales Eduardo Sales from Papo de Gordo:

Praveen was very helpful in providing information about a security issue in our site. With his help, we were able to correct eveything and keep our site safe.

    15 January, 2021

     mhmitu Mihai from Engie:

Hi Praveen, Thanks for the help with the vulnerability. Very fast and friendly contact.

    14 January, 2021

     SilensStudio Simon from PlayDay:

Thank you very much for informing us about our access vulnerability! The world needs more good guys like you! A+!

    13 January, 2021

     mailtest15 mailtest from mailtest:

Thanks for the help with the vulnerability. Friendly and fast contact

    13 January, 2021

     thailandunique Lee from Thailand Unique:

Thank you very much for bringing a website vulnerability to my attention.

    12 January, 2021

     Eginity Scott from Eginity:

Thanks for pointing out a public phpinfo();

    6 January, 2021

     nixonson4 nixonson from LOOM:

Very fast response, provided us with all the detailes. Keep up the good work!

    5 January, 2021

     SewSimpleBags Deb from not disclosed:

We were informed of a vulnerability via this site. Thank you to Praveen for telling us it existed.

    5 January, 2021

     feuerwehr_lich Marc from Feuerwehr Lich:

Helped us identifing a not needed file which privided information about underlying system. Thank you for your Work!

    4 January, 2021

     PingPlotter Nate from Pingman Tools:

Thanks a ton for finding a security vulnerability on our site. You definitely have our recommendation.

    4 January, 2021

     _holzmann Philip from Heimspiel:

Many thanks for finding a public "phpinfo();"

    3 January, 2021

     KabarettN KabarettN from Kabarett-News:

Cyber_World was very courteous and provided the information needed to solve the problem very quickly. Your work is much appreciated, sir!

    2 January, 2021

     KabarettN KabarettN from Kabarett-News:

Cyber_World was very courteous and provided the information needed to solve the problem very quickly. Your work is much appreciated, sir!

    29 December, 2020

     Technologywibe Jake from Techwibe:

Helped us to find the issue and our devs was able to fix it. Thanks for your fast replies and reporting the issue.

    29 December, 2020

     nglCasanova Angel :

Praveen reported a minor security issue and we could fix it immediately. Thanks a lot for letting us know!

    24 December, 2020

     Teaviews SFINGLE from CB:

Very quick communication and very helpful. Thank you and have a great year!

    24 December, 2020

     JVos63 Jürgen Voskuhl from itcv GmbH:

Kurze Reaktionszeit, klare Hinweise auf die Probleme. Deshalb meine Empfehlung & ein dickes Dankeschön!

    22 December, 2020

     spinetraknet Renzo from hsk1830.de:

very quick response helped us fix the issue very quickly

    21 December, 2020

     SaurosVerlag Sebastian from Sauros Verlag:

Thank you very much for your help. And to let us know how we keep our website safe. Good job!

    21 December, 2020

     JoJoFunParties Andy Wood from JoJoFun:

Praveen found a PHP file on our site that posed a security risk and generously informed us by email. The file has since been removed. Thanks so much!

    20 December, 2020

     hair_xtensions Pete from Hairx:

Thanks for showing us we had a vulnerability in our files, most appreciated!

    18 December, 2020

     kayopepe1 Sascha :

Thanks for reporting the issue!

    17 December, 2020

     PressBahn Armin from Preßnitztalbahn:

Thank you for the report, which we were not aware of and which we were able to fix in a few moments. A big help!

    17 December, 2020

     teezeh Thomas :

Praveen reported a minor security issue which I could then easily fix by deleting an obsolete file. Thanks for the professional disclosure.

    16 December, 2020

     reikemgmbh Stefan from Reikem IT Systemhaus:

Praveen reported a minor security issue and we could fix it immediately. Thanks a lot for letting us know!

    16 December, 2020

     uvx_bln Administrator from Anonymous:

Many thanks for reporting the issue. Once the issue was known, it could be solved within seconds.

    16 December, 2020

     Lord_iMac Elmar from City Schutz GmbH:

Thanks for your report. It was a simple fix but security improvement. Good job!

    14 December, 2020

     knoell123 Bernhard from anonymous:

Thank you very much for your report. Thanks to your help we were able to solve the problem very quickly

    14 December, 2020

     knoell123 Bernhard from Anonymous:

Thank you very much for your report. Thanks to your help we were able to solve the problem very quickly.

    12 December, 2020

     odieng odieng from Bnest:

Thanks for pointing out the vulnerability. I appreciate it!

    11 December, 2020

     Fabulous_Vegan fabulous.ch :

Thank you very much for your bug report. It was fixed within a few seconds. Thank you for bringing it to our attention :)

    9 December, 2020

     krupicka_pavel Pavel Krupicka from Winternet:

Good job, thanks you very much for your report. The patch took a moment only, but it was necessary.

    9 December, 2020

     DWTech3 Alex Y. from Hypepoint Co.:

Thanks for the report on the issues. Although the issues were simple fixes but the researcher was able to catch them and report the issues with details in a professional manner. Highly recommended!

    8 December, 2020

     fuzzy_dnlp Webmaster from Anonymous:

Honorable work. Thanks for reporting the error. We received a very polite & quick response with details and were able to fix the error within minutes.

    6 December, 2020

     cathouseotkings Webmaster from The Cat House on the Kings:

Thanks for the report. Tech Support had created the vulnerablity while investigating a problem for us which we probably wouldn't have noticed for a while.

    6 December, 2020

     shunn Bill from Sinister Regard Publishers:

Thank you so much for your report. It was a simple matter to fix, but we never would have noticed the vulnerability without your input and advice.

    2 December, 2020

     Sebasti53438355 Seb from hrworks:

Nice contact, thanks for the report!

    2 December, 2020

     rockpapercynic Peter Chiykowski from Rock Paper Cynic:

Thanks for the report and recommendation! Fixed!

    1 December, 2020

     cyber_pramod lozan from Freelance:

Very polite and Knowledgeable reasearch. He provided me much detailsthat i was able to reproduce vulnerability and patch it with the help of mitigation steps. I recommend this specialist

    25 November, 2020

     nikitsinelnikov Nikita from ultimatemember.com:

Thanks for your report! We have fixed the issue.

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Total patched vulnerabilities:	45442
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