How To Prepare and Present Quality Vulnerability Reports

Preparing vulnerability reports in bug bounty programs is a critical part of clearly communicating the security issues you’ve discovered.

It is very important to document identified vulnerabilities clearly and in detail, including information such as their severity, potential impact, and conditions necessary to exploit them. You must also provide clear and concrete recommendations so that the identified vulnerabilities can be remediated, all without forgetting to create reports that are easy to understand and follow for people who do not have technical expertise in IT security.

This chapter will provide a general guide on how to write an effective vulnerability report by covering these topics:

• The structure of a vulnerability report
• Tips for preparing a report
• Post-report documentation

Let’s dive into the following sections!