0day Bootcamp

Learn to Find, Exploit, and Report Real Web Vulnerabilities Like a Bug Bounty Hunter

The vulnerability is already in the code. Not a CTF flag. Not a sandboxed lab built to be broken. A real application, running in production, with real flaws waiting to be found. Most beginners learn theory and never touch a live target. Real hunters get paid because they can.

This course trains you to find, exploit, and report web vulnerabilities the way real bug bounty hunters and pentesters operate, against real attack classes, with real evasion techniques, ending on real HackerOne programs. No toy labs. No padded theory. Every technique gets tested against a live target.

Student Offer

Are you a student? These are the defenders of tomorrow.

Pay 50,000 UGX when you verify you are an active student.

To verify, send a valid school ID to admissions@academy.astralguard.online

Why Web Pentest & Bug Bounty Skills Matter Now

Web application security is where the money is, and where the jobs are. It's used in:

• Bug bounty hunting (HackerOne, Bugcrowd, and private programs)

• Penetration testing and red team engagements

• Application security (AppSec) roles

• Freelance security consulting

• Vulnerability research

Companies ship web apps faster than they can secure them. Bounty programs are paying out more than ever for the exact vulnerability classes this course covers. If you want to earn from bug bounty, break into pentesting, or move into AppSec, finding and exploiting these bugs isn't optional skill. It's the job.

Vulnerabilities You'll Master

You won't just read about these attacks. You'll exploit them.

• SQL Injection (including blind and time-based)

• IDOR

• Cross-Site Scripting (stored, DOM, filter bypass)

• Server-Side Request Forgery (including cloud metadata exploitation)

• Server-Side Template Injection (chained to RCE)

• Insecure Deserialization

• Prototype Pollution

• Session Replay and Hijacking

• JWT Attacks (algorithm confusion, kid header injection, weak key brute force)

• OAuth Misconfiguration and Token Leakage

• 2FA/MFA Bypass

• WAF Bypass (payload obfuscation, encoding tricks, HTTP parameter pollution)

You'll learn how each vulnerability works, how to find it, how to exploit it end to end, and how to chain it into real impact like a real bug bounty hunter.

What You'll Be Able To Do

By the end of this course, you'll confidently:

1. 1

   Identify and exploit every OWASP Top 10 vulnerability class against real targets.

2. 2

   Break authentication and session mechanisms, including modern JWT and 2FA implementations.

3. 3

   Bypass Web Application Firewalls to land payloads that "should" be blocked.

4. 4

   Chain multiple vulnerabilities together into a single, high-impact exploit path.

5. 5

   Write a bug bounty report that actually gets triaged and paid, not ignored.

Most importantly, you'll think like a bug hunter, not just a lab student.

Tools You'll Master

• Caido, a modern, lightweight web pentest proxy, the tool serious hunters are switching to

• Burp Suite, the industry-standard intercepting proxy, still essential

• OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP), free, powerful scanning and interception, widely used across the industry

• JWT.io / jwt_tool, for decoding and attacking JWTs, algorithm confusion, key brute forcing

• Nuclei, fast, template-driven vulnerability scanning used across real bounty workflows

• Interactsh, out-of-band detection for blind SSRF and blind SSTI, the technique that catches vulns other hunters miss

• Amass, for subdomain enumeration and attack surface discovery

• ffuf, for high-speed fuzzing of hidden endpoints and parameters

• Wafw00f, for WAF fingerprinting, the recon step before your WAF bypass module

• RoboShadow, for attack surface and exposure visibility, the kind of tool real teams use to scope a target before hunting

Learning Mode

This is hands-on from start to finish. You'll get:

• Guided attacks against real web applications

• No toy labs, fully locked, real-world attack surface

• A structured capstone: CTF-style practical final exam

• A shareable certificate

• Cohort Discord support

• Live guided hunting on real HackerOne public programs

Career Paths Where This Skill Is Core

• Bug Bounty Hunter

• Penetration Tester

• Web Application Security Engineer

• Red Teamer

• Security Consultant / Freelance Pentester

Who This Course Is For

• Beginners serious about earning from bug bounty, not just watching videos about it

• Security graduates leveling up into offensive skills

• Aspiring penetration testers who want real attack experience before certifications

• Anyone tired of sandboxed CTF labs that don't reflect real-world targets