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  1. Recon
  2. Subdomain Enum

Subdomain Takeover

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Explanation

  1. Domain name (sub.example.com) uses a CNAME record for another domain (sub.example.com CNAME anotherdomain.com).

  2. At some point, anotherdomain.com expires and is available for anyone's registration.

  3. Since the CNAME record is not removed from the DNS zone of example.com, anyone who records anotherdomain.com has full control over sub.example.com until the DNS record is present.

Resources

Subdomain Takeover: Proof Creation for Bug BountiesPatrik Hudak
GitHub - EdOverflow/can-i-take-over-xyz: "Can I take over XYZ?" — a list of services and how to claim (sub)domains with dangling DNS records.GitHub
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