KingOfBugBountyTips: A Collected Arsenal of Bug Bounty Recon One-Liners

The Problem It Addresses: Scattered Recon Knowledge

Bug bounty reconnaissance involves combining a large number of command-line tools in specific sequences: subdomain enumeration feeds into port scanning, which feeds into web crawling, which feeds into parameter discovery and injection testing. New hunters spend significant time searching for working command combinations, and even experienced researchers re-derive one-liners that other hunters have already refined.

KingOfBugBountyTips addresses this by centralizing commands from named hunters into a single repository. The README names the project's main goal as sharing tips from well-known bug hunters and explaining the commands for the benefit of those entering the field. The repository is not a tool that runs automatically; it is a reference that requires the reader to select relevant commands, install the tools those commands depend on, and execute them manually against a target they have authorization to test.

How the Repository Is Organized

The repository root contains a small number of files: the main Readme.md, Python scripts (bot.py, bottest.py, DoD crawl.py), a Golang file (resolvhtml.go), YAML files for nuclei templates (docker2.yaml, OFJAAAH-cpanelXSS.yaml, graphql-OFJAAAH.yaml), and text files including a Swagger specification and scope definitions. There is no requirements.txt or Makefile; the repository does not provide an installation procedure for its dependencies.

The README is the primary artifact. It is structured into named sections: subdomain enumeration, JavaScript recon, XSS detection, SQL injection, SSRF and SSTI, web crawling, parameter discovery, content discovery, nuclei scanning, API security testing, cloud security (AWS, GCP, Azure), automation scripts, bash functions, and a set of one-liners labeled by year (2024-2025 and 2026). A section specifically covers the DoD Vulnerability Disclosure Program, which provides a set of 19 wildcard mil domains for authorized research.

The DoD scope is loaded using the BBRF (Bug Bounty Recon Framework) tool:

bbrf inscope add '*.af.mil' '*.army.mil' '*.marines.mil' '*.navy.mil' '*.spaceforce.mil' '*.ussf.mil' '*.pentagon.mil' '*.osd.mil' '*.disa.mil' '*.dtra.mil' '*.dla.mil' '*.dcma.mil' '*.dtic.mil' '*.dau.mil' '*.health.mil' '*.ng.mil' '*.uscg.mil' '*.socom.mil' '*.dds.mil' '*.yellowribbon.mil'

This command registers the full DoD scope inside BBRF's scope database so that subsequent scanning commands automatically filter results to in-scope hosts.

One-Liners: Scope, Format, and Assumptions

The one-liners in KingOfBugBountyTips are designed to be pasted into a terminal with minimal modification. Each line typically pipes the output of one tool into the next. The typical pattern starts from a domain or a list of subdomains and passes results through tools like subfinder, httpx, nuclei, gau (GetAllUrls), or ffuf.

The JavaScript recon section targets endpoints exposed in JS files, which frequently contain API keys, internal paths, and undocumented parameters. The XSS section includes commands using tools like dalfox and kxss. The SQL injection commands commonly use sqlmap piped from parameter discovery output.

The commands in the 2026 section cover CVE-specific reconnaissance, where the one-liners use nuclei templates targeting specific CVE identifiers. These are narrower and more current than the general technique sections.

The bash functions section provides reusable shell aliases that a hunter can add to their .bashrc or .zshrc to run multi-step recon sequences with a single short command. These functions encapsulate common tool chains and reduce the chance of mistyping a long pipeline.

Legal and Ethical Constraints

The repository's README states clearly that all content is for educational purposes and authorized testing only. It lists prohibited activities: unauthorized testing, malicious use, out-of-scope testing, and DoS attacks. The responsible disclosure guidelines ask users to read program policies before testing, document findings, and report through official channels.

The repository carries no license (the license field in the repository metadata is listed as unknown). Under copyright law, unlicensed code is not public domain; it retains all rights with the author. This means copying commands from the repository for redistribution in a commercial tool, training dataset, or book requires permission that is not granted by the repository's current state. For personal, non-commercial use in authorized testing, the ethical notice in the README establishes the intended use case, but it does not constitute a formal license.

This is a meaningful practical limitation. Security teams that maintain internal tooling collections and want to incorporate these one-liners should consult the project's maintainer or find equivalent commands under a permissive license.

What the Repository Does Not Provide

KingOfBugBountyTips does not provide a way to install the tools the one-liners depend on. Each command assumes that tools like subfinder, httpx, nuclei, sqlmap, dalfox, and gau are already installed and in the system PATH. The repository does not supply a Docker image, a setup script, or a README section that lists required tools and how to install them collectively.

There is no output normalization. Running twenty different one-liners produces twenty different output formats, which the reader must manually correlate. Tools like reconFTW or BugBountyHunter's automated pipelines address this by wrapping many of the same tools in a unified workflow with structured output. KingOfBugBountyTips is a flat list; those frameworks are orchestration layers.

The repository also does not document which version of each tool a given one-liner was tested against. Many security tools change their flag syntax between releases, so a command from the 2024-2025 section may fail against the current version of a tool that has since changed its argument format.

Comparison with reconFTW and Similar Automated Frameworks

reconFTW is an alternative that automates many of the same steps covered in KingOfBugBountyTips. The key difference is that reconFTW is an executable script that installs its dependencies, runs a structured recon sequence, and produces a consolidated output directory. KingOfBugBountyTips is a reference document. A hunter using KingOfBugBountyTips retains full control over which tools run and in what order, which is valuable when program rules restrict certain scan types. A hunter using reconFTW trades that control for speed and automation.

For researchers learning bug bounty technique, the reference format of KingOfBugBountyTips is arguably more educational because it requires understanding each command before running it. For a production recon workflow on a large scope, an orchestration framework that tracks state and avoids duplicate requests is more practical. Many hunters use both: KingOfBugBountyTips as a lookup reference and a framework for automated baseline scans.

Editorial conclusion

KingOfBugBountyTips is useful for bug bounty hunters who want a broad reference of tested recon commands without building their own collection from scratch. It is not a framework with structured output or reporting; it is a flat collection of commands that the reader must execute and interpret individually. The repository has no license, which means its legal status for redistribution is unclear. Confirm that every target you test against is explicitly in scope before running any command from this repository, because several commands are designed to aggressively enumerate external infrastructure.

Frequently asked questions

Official sources

1. Issues
2. KingOfBugbounty/KingOfBugBountyTips on GitHub
3. README