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ssshah2131 | Security Researcher Profile


Security researcher ssshah2131 has already helped fix 50 vulnerabilities.



Researcher reputation:  130

Real name:
Shail Shah

About me:
-Independent Cyber Security Researcher
-Pen Tester/Bug Hunter/White Hat Hacker

Contact email:
[email protected]

Alternative Contacts:
https://twitter.com/ssshah2131

Certifications & Diplomas:
Certified Cyber Security Expert (CCSE)

Experience in Application Security
1-3 years

Award / Bug Bounty I prefer:
You can reward my efforts by:
-PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/ssshah2131
-Amazon Gift Card
-Hall of fame

Halls of Fame:
EC Council: https://www.eccouncil.org/bug-bounty/hall-of-fame/
Medium: https://medium.com/humans.txt
BASF: https://www.basf.com/global/en/legal/responsible-disclosure-statement.html

Follow me on:
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Ethics and Rules:
Shail Shah is required to abide by the ethics and rules of the Open Bug Bounty project. If you reasonably believe that rules are not respected, please report this to us.

Recommendations and Acknowledgements

@opensolr     17 June, 2019
    Twitter opensolr Ciprian Dimofte from Opensolr SRL:
The work that Shah has done for us it priceless!
We can not begin to describe the level of detail, and professional reporting, and dedication that this great security expert has helped us with.
Always, highly recommended !
@tuonetti     21 May, 2020
    Twitter tuonetti Tuomas from Tuonetti:
Shah helped us fix one HTML injection vulnerability on our website. Thank you!
@SecuriteInfoCom     1 February, 2020
    Twitter SecuriteInfoCom Arnaud Jacques from Securiteinfo.com:
Thank you for your report and explanations !
@FeroxHosting     28 December, 2019
    Twitter FeroxHosting Luc from Ferox Hosting:
Shah helped us fix a email html injection vulnerability and was very friendly and quick to report it. Highly recommended!
@SteamPrices     10 June, 2019
    Twitter SteamPrices Pascal from SteamPrices:
Thank you for reporting the missing DMARC DNS record!

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Number of Secured Websites

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

Advanced Security Research

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AppSec Logic Master Badge
Fastest Fix Badge
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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REPUTABLE
10+ Recommends
FAMOUS
25+ Recommends
GLOBALLY TRUSTED
50+ Recommends

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1 Post
3 Posts
5+ Posts

Research Statistics



Total reports:62
Total reports on VIP sites:21
Total patched vulnerabilities:50
Recommendations received:5
Active since:18.06.2018

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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!