Common Web Vulnerabilities and Escalating Impact
Garrett Adler
SAINTCON 2025 · Day 3 · Main Track 1
In this insightful talk from SAINTCON, Garrett Adler, a Senior Penetration Tester at SecurityMetrics and an active bug bounty hunter, delves into the often-underestimated impact of common web vulnerabilities. Titled "Common Web Vulnerabilities and Escalating Impact," Adler's presentation focuses on transforming seemingly low-severity findings, often dismissed as "garbage" or "low-hanging fruit," into critical security issues. The core premise is that while many security professionals can identify basic vulnerabilities, demonstrating their true business impact is essential for achieving higher Common Vulnerability Scoring System (**CVSS**) scores, securing larger bug bounties, and writing more compelling penetration test reports.