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Publicly disclosed HackerOne reports, with the platform's own outcome and severity.

Program:Reddit
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Bounty paid15
Access stated
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Disclosed bug bounty reports
ReportStatusWeaknessSeverityDisclosedBountyVotes
IDOR lets a malicious user reveal the unpinned achievement badges of any Reddit user#2618486InformativeInsecure Direct Object ReferenceLow2024-08-09–47
Outsider can affect Upvote Percentage of private subreddit post by calling /api/vote APIAnalysed#1298902ValidAccess ControlLow2021-10-27–52
Image queue default key of 'None' and GraphQL unhandled type exceptionAnalysed#996041ValidMemory CorruptionMedium2021-10-27$50065
GPS metadata preserved when converting HEIF to PNGAnalysed#1069039ValidInformation DisclosureHigh2021-10-21–67
Reddit talk promotion offers don't expire, allowing users to accept them after being demotedAnalysed#1656380ValidInsecure Direct Object ReferenceMedium2022-10-03–72
s3 bucket takeover presented in https://github.com/reddit/rpan-studio/blob/e1782332c75ecb2f774343258ff509788feab7ce/CI/full-build-macos.shAnalysed#1285598ValidInput Validation and LogicHigh2021-10-21–96
Regression on dest parameter sanitization doesn't check scheme/websafe destinationsAnalysed#1962951ValidCross-site ScriptingMedium2023-06-03$500101
XSS Reflected on reddit.com via url pathAnalysed#1051373ValidCross-site ScriptingHigh2022-09-27–157
Getting access of mod logs from any public or restricted subreddit with IDOR vulnerabilityAnalysed#1658418ValidInsecure Direct Object ReferenceHigh2022-08-04$5,000163
Reflected xss in https://sh.reddit.comAnalysed#1549206ValidCross-site ScriptingHigh2022-05-08$5,000166
Admin can create a hidden admin account which even the owner can not detect and remove and do administrative actions on the application.Analysed#1596663ValidAccess ControlHigh2022-11-14–186
Able to approve admin approval and change effective status without adding payment details .Analysed#1543159ValidInput Validation and LogicHigh2022-06-22$5,000191
Able to bypass email verification and change email to any other user emailAnalysed#1551176ValidAccess ControlHigh2022-05-06$5,000200
IDOR allows an attacker to modify the links of any userAnalysed#1661113ValidInsecure Direct Object ReferenceHigh2022-09-30–208
XSS via Mod Log Removed PostsAnalysed#1504410ValidCross-site ScriptingHigh2022-03-10–218
Infromation Disclosure To Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key#2353237DuplicateCryptographyMedium2024-02-06–238
Deleting all DMs on RedditGifts.comAnalysed#1213237ValidInsecure Direct Object ReferenceHigh2021-10-21$5,000267
RichText parser vulnerability in scheduled posts allows XSSAnalysed#1930763ValidCross-site ScriptingHigh2023-04-20$5,000280
Exposed proxy allows to access internal reddit domainsAnalysed#2967634ValidAccess ControlHigh2025-02-24$7,500296
Blind SSRF to internal services in matrix preview_link APIAnalysed#1960765ValidServer-Side Request ForgeryHigh2023-04-26$6,000344
[accounts.reddit.com] Redirect parameter allows for XSSAnalysed#1962645ValidCross-site ScriptingHigh2023-05-18$5,000394
One-click account hijack for anyone using Apple sign-in with Reddit, due to response-type switch + leaking href to XSS on www.redditmedia.comAnalysed#1567186ValidAccess ControlCritical2022-08-02–509

Status and severity are HackerOne's. “Access stated” is what the title says; “Access needed” and techniques come from CyberSIXT's analysis of the public report (4,365 analysed so far), which can be wrong. Data as of 2026-11-15.