Unlocking Hidden Vulnerabilities: How to Automate Your Bug Bounty Game with GitHub Actions

Take Your Bug Hunting to the Next Level with Advanced Automation Techniques Using GitHub Actions — Streamline Scanning, Discover Vulnerabilities Faster, and Dominate the Bug Bounty Scene!

Introduction:

Automation is key to staying ahead in the evolving landscape of bug bounty hunting. GitHub Actions, an often-overlooked CI/CD tool, can supercharge your bug hunting efforts by automating vulnerability scans and reconnaissance tasks. In this article, we’ll go beyond the basics and explore advanced methods for integrating security tools, automating scanning workflows, and triggering custom scripts to optimize vulnerability discovery. Let’s dive into setting up an automated pipeline that continuously monitors your targets for weaknesses.

Setting Up GitHub Actions for Vulnerability Discovery

GitHub Actions provide a powerful platform to automate virtually any task; vulnerability scanning is no exception. The real power lies in combining multiple tools into a streamlined workflow. Here’s how you can set up GitHub Actions to automate bug-hunting tasks like subdomain enumeration, vulnerability scans, and code analysis.

Step 1: Create a Workflow YAML File

Begin by creating a .github/workflows/security.yml file in your repository. This file defines the steps for your GitHub Action. Here’s an advanced workflow example that integrates multiple security tools:

name: Automated Vulnerability Scan
on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 6 * * *' # Run daily at 6 AM UTC

jobs:
  scan:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
    - name: Checkout code
      uses: actions/checkout@v3

    - name: Run Nuclei scan for known vulnerabilities
      run: |
        curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/projectdiscovery/nuclei/releases/latest | grep -oP '"tag_name": "\K(.*)(?=")' > version.txt
        curl -LO "https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/releases/download/$(cat version.txt)/nuclei-linux-amd64.zip"
        unzip nuclei-linux-amd64.zip && sudo mv nuclei /usr/local/bin/
        nuclei -target https://yourtarget.com -severity critical,high -silent…