Writing impact of a report
This is also an important factor in a bug bounty report. At this point, the security team has a clear idea about the vulnerability and they are aware that the threat is significant. By adding in your report, the impact of this vulnerability would help them escalate this to higher levels if needs be.
Bear in mind that the report goes through different people and the program owners have to convince the developers that the vulnerability is something worth fixing. Adding a real-world impact statement greatly helps in that and it also helps the reader of the report understand what the vulnerability is all about. The best way to help the development team understand the vulnerability and its severity and also get a good ...
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