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k0tTop-50 VIP Open Redirect Reporter Top Security Researcher of the Month | Security Researcher Profile


Security researcher k0t has already helped fix 4437 vulnerabilities.



Researcher reputation:  2420

About me:
Penetration tester & webdev.

Contact email:
[email protected]

Experience in Application Security
over 5 years

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Recommendations and Acknowledgements

@PaulKLeasure1     22 June, 2020
    Twitter PaulKLeasure1 PKLeasure from PKLeasure:
Ser found SQL injection vulnerability issues on one of the sites I work. Ser specified the issue by documenting with excellent clarity and provided the details needed to resolve the issue swiftly. Thank you Ser!
@VICTOR__Europe     25 May, 2020
    Twitter VICTOR__Europe Frank from VICTOR Europe GmbH:
Thank you for helping us to fix the critical SQL injection.
Friendly contact, thanks for the effort.
@Maik_U2     13 May, 2020
    Twitter Maik_U2 Maik from U2tour:
Thank you for finding SQLi and XSS bugs on our site. Great Work!
Thanks for making the web a securer place.
@MrMoney84315336     26 July, 2022
    Twitter MrMoney84315336 Jens Weck from Mr-Money Software GmbH:
Thank you to @k0t for reporting and providing prompt and courteous details on our website, leading to a quick and pain free resolution. Keep up the good work.
@bjdean     17 November, 2021
    Twitter bjdean bjdean from HomeCo:
Very helpful and responsive to questions. Thanks for the report.
@unruly_infra     8 November, 2021
    Twitter unruly_infra Yannick from Unruly:
Many thanks for discovering this issue, this is appreciated!
@HkuLibtss     31 October, 2021
    Twitter HkuLibtss wind from wind:
Thank you for reporting the vulnerability! We appreciate your help.
@VitaliyKolosWDL     6 September, 2021
    Twitter VitaliyKolosWDL Vitaliy from WDL:
K0t found vulnerabilities on our website and we were able to fix them quickly. Thanks for your help!
@jcrms     26 August, 2021
    Twitter jcrms Jean Cremers from planetdance:
Many thanks to k0t for identifying multiple vulnarabilities on my site.
@LOVD     8 July, 2021
    Twitter LOVD Ivo Fokkema from LOVD:
K0t has successfully identified a new XSS vulnerability on our website and reported it so we could fix it.

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Honor Badges


Number of Secured Websites

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500+ Secured Websites Badge
Web Security Veteran Badge
10+ Websites
50+ Websites
500+ Websites
WEB SECURITY VETERAN
1000+ Websites

Advanced Security Research

WAF Bypasser Badge
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WAF Bypasser
CSRF Master
30+ Reports
AppSec Logic Master
30+ Reports
Fastest Fix
Fix in 24 hours

Outstanding Achievements

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Secured OBB
OBB Advocate
Improved OBB

Commitment to Remediate and Patch

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Patch Master
55% Patched
Patch Guru
65% Patched
Patch Lord
75% Patched

Recommendations and Recognition

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10+ Recommends
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Research Statistics



Total reports:6413
Total reports on VIP sites:1096
Total patched vulnerabilities:4437
Recommendations received:130
Active since:05.05.2016
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  Recent Recommendations

    20 March, 2024
    TechVitaverdura:
Great exchanges with this person, thank you for your help and your report
    20 March, 2024
    Mek:
He reported some vulnerabilities and oversights of security best practices on my small private project web page.
Was responsive to e-mail, unlike many other people, so yes, I can recommend him.
    20 March, 2024
    ztwo79:
We would like to thank Pooja for responsibly disclosing a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in our website. Her prompt reporting and assistance in developing a fix were instrumental in ensuring the security of our users.
    16 March, 2024
    TorutheRedFox:
Thanks for the help with the XSS vulnerability. It was a quick fix.
    15 March, 2024
    adesignguy:
Reported an XSS vulnerability which was helpful and much appreciated. I have patched it now as soon as I saw the email which was forwarded onto me!