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_metamorfosec_ | Security Researcher Profile


Security researcher _metamorfosec_ has already helped fix 4276 vulnerabilities.



Researcher reputation:  630

Real name:
irfan

About me:
Security Researcher, Independent Software Vendor, Self-Published Author

Contact email:
[email protected]

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Recommendations and Acknowledgements

@PSM_DiegoGB     29 September, 2022
    Twitter PSM_DiegoGB Diego from PSM:
Thanks for reporting the XSS problem. We have fixed the vulnerability on our website.
@scegliesmarode     18 July, 2022
    Twitter scegliesmarode Wolfgang from SCEGliesmarode:
Thanks to metamorfosec for reporting the XSS problem on our websites.
I could fix the problem in a very short time.
Professional communication and quick and detailed responses.
Thanks alot!
@MrMoney84315336     12 July, 2022
    Twitter MrMoney84315336 Jens Weck from Mr-Money Software GmbH:
Thanks for reporting the XSS problem on our websites.
We were able to fix the problem within 3 hours.
Great job - thank you
@WebtunGrafix     21 March, 2022
    Twitter WebtunGrafix Thomas from Webtun Grafix:
Thank you for noticing the problem of one of our customers and that we were able to resolve it quickly.
Thank you!
@AirChildVA     11 March, 2022
    Twitter AirChildVA Matthias Hoffmann from AirChildVA:
We would like to thank metamorfosec for reporting some XSS-Vulnerabilities on our site responsible. We did fix those now.
@skyynet_de     19 November, 2021
    Twitter skyynet_de Ingo from Skyynet:
Thanks for informing me about a general PHP malfunction which could be used to scam people on my website.
@AxelZim98609454     20 October, 2021
    Twitter AxelZim98609454 Axel from deltacity:
Thank you very much for finding and evaluating a vulnerability on our website. We really appreciate your help!
@MMWin     6 October, 2021
    Twitter MMWin Cole from MusicMaster, Inc.:
Very quick response and very helpful! We were able to patch the vulnerability quickly and privately.
@meanstest     24 September, 2021
    Twitter meanstest Albin from LegalConsumer:
Thanks for the detailed report and helping us zero in and fix this problem quickly!
@bjdean     29 April, 2021
    Twitter bjdean bjdean from Home_co_uk:
Very helpful and responsive to queries, which assisted us both with resolving the reported issues and working with with OpenBugBounty.

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1000+ Websites

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30+ Reports
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30+ Reports
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Research Statistics



Total reports:21105
Total reports on VIP sites:184
Total patched vulnerabilities:4276
Total vulnerabilities on Hold (Open Bug Bounty):409
Recommendations received:49
Active since:30.04.2018

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  Recent Recommendations

    23 November, 2023
    Renard007:
Grace à Hatim_cf on a pu corrigé une faille mineure de sécurité.
    22 November, 2023
    nag:
On behalf of our users on one of the pages hosted at users.encs.concordia.ca, I'd like to thank Niko for his effort in finding and responsibly reporting an XSS vuln in one of our user's sites. The XSS was quickly patched after Niko's detailed report making the web a safer place again. Thanks!
    22 November, 2023
    creality:
Ronald identified an XSS vulnerability on our site which could be fixed fast. Thanks for the provided information!
    4 November, 2023
    Enzo:
Thank you for fixing the XSS vulnerability
    13 October, 2023
    Hamza:
I am highly recommending Sajid for web assessments and penetrating testing. Sajid was highly professional and detailed in t heir approach towards finding vulnerabilities.