Research

Evidence, systems, and the notes between them.

I investigate web, API, and browser security through authorized testing, independent research, tooling, and public technical writing.

Research archive lens

Public artifacts, held in one field of view.

The lens surfaces papers, tools, notes, and labs without exposing private targets, payloads, or report material.

Complete index

Papers, techniques, tools, labs, and notes.

Older writing is preserved in its original context and clearly marked as archival material.

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Research notes

5 records
Challenge writeup

Intigriti 1025 RCE Challenge

A controlled challenge analysis covering SSRF-assisted file access, upload validation, and command-execution reasoning.

Author Intigriti
  • web
  • ssrf
  • rce
  • challenge
Challenge writeup

Intigriti 1221 XSS Challenge

An analysis of referrer behavior, Unicode normalization, and the final cross-site scripting chain.

Author Intigriti

Originally published in 2021; tools and platform behavior may have changed.

  • xss
  • unicode
  • challenge
Challenge writeup

Intigriti 1021 XSS Challenge

A public solution and reasoning trail for the October 2021 XSS challenge.

Author Intigriti

Originally published in 2021; tools and platform behavior may have changed.

  • xss
  • web
  • challenge
Challenge writeup

Intigriti 0821 XSS Challenge

A prototype-pollution and DOM-XSS challenge analysis involving jquery-deparam and a Google Analytics gadget.

Author Intigriti

Originally published in 2021; tools and platform behavior may have changed.

  • xss
  • prototype pollution
  • challenge
Challenge writeup

Intigriti 0321 XSS Challenge

An analysis of predictable CSRF behavior, parsing quirks, iframe behavior, and SameSite cookie considerations.

Author Intigriti

Originally published in 2021; tools and platform behavior may have changed.

  • xss
  • web
  • challenge
02

Historical and career notes

2 records
Historical note

My Bug Bounty Journey

An early personal account of entering cybersecurity and learning through bug bounty programs.

Author Isira Adithya Blog

Originally published in 2021 and preserved as a historical account.

  • career
  • bug bounty
Historical note

My First Bug — Reflected XSS

The story of an early private-program bounty and a reflected-XSS issue in a JavaScript string context.

Author Isira Adithya Blog

Originally published in 2021 and preserved as a historical account.

  • xss
  • bug bounty
  • career
03

Security labs

2 records
Security lab writeup

TryHackMe VulnNet

A web-enumeration and privilege-escalation lab spanning local file inclusion, uploads, SSH keys, and tar behavior.

Author TryHackMe

Originally published in 2021; tools and platform behavior may have changed.

  • web
  • linux
  • lab
Security lab writeup

TryHackMe Reloaded

A reverse-engineering lab using strings, Ghidra, Immunity Debugger, and binary patching.

Author TryHackMe

Originally published in 2021; tools and platform behavior may have changed.

  • reverse engineering
  • lab
04

Tools

1 record
Technical note

Burp Match and Replace Workflow

A practical note on consistently reshaping requests with Burp Suite match-and-replace rules.

Author Isira Adithya Blog

Originally published in 2021; tools and platform behavior may have changed.

  • tooling
  • burp suite
  • web