Summary

  • To enhance chances when bug hunting, setting up a dedicated server is paramount for any ethical hacker.
  • While having your own server is optimal, using a public server is okay, but comes with some limitations and potential issues.
  • The most prevalent issue is that some security tools will block traffic to and from known public hacking servers, which reduces the effectiveness of using such servers.
  • The best solution is to set up your own ‘out-of-band’ (OOB) server, which can be created on a basic VPS with a public IP address and a domain name.
  • This gives you a tool to hunt for blind bugs like SSRF, XXE and Blind XSS, as well as a way to test CORS misconfiguration and host files like CSRF POCs.
  • The post outlines how to set up an Interactsh Server, which is specifically designed for security testing.

By Mostafa Alrefai

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