bugcrowd-reporting

BUGCROWD REPORTING — Program-Specific Tactics

Companion to the generic report-writing skill. Use when working specifically on Bugcrowd submissions where VRT mapping, OOS-clause rebuttals, or per-program target selection matter.

This skill encodes patterns that apply specifically to Bugcrowd's submission flow. For the generic per-platform templates (HackerOne / Bugcrowd / Intigriti / Immunefi report bodies), use the report-writing skill. For the 7-Question Gate before deciding to report at all, use triage-validation.

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1. VRT Category Selection — Search & Fallback Strategy

Bugcrowd's submission form requires a single VRT (Vulnerability Rating Taxonomy) selection. The dropdown's default severity is bound to the chosen node — pick wrong and the form auto-suggests a lower priority (often P4) when the actual impact is P3 or P2.

Note: VRT default severities are not fixed constants. Bugcrowd revises the VRT schema across versions, and individual programs can remap defaults via their own priority configuration. The P-values shown in the examples below (e.g., "No Rate Limiting on Form → Login" defaulting to P4) are the typical baseline at time of writing — always read the severity the current form actually auto-suggests for this program rather than assuming the value here.

1.1 Search hierarchy (try in order, pick the highest-severity match that still describes the bug)

For any finding, search the VRT dropdown with these terms in this order:

1. The bug's primary class — e.g., IDOR, XSS, SSRF, auth bypass, 2FA bypass
2. The data category exposed — e.g., PII, sensitive data exposure, disclosure of secrets
3. The control bypassed — e.g., broken access control, authentication bypass
4. The endpoint type — e.g., no rate limiting on form > login, no rate limiting on form > change password
5. The generic parent node — e.g., Server Security Misconfiguration > Other, Broken Access Control > Other

1.2 Pick the highest-severity match that still accurately describes the bug