Hi, I am Ananda Dhakal. I work as a vulnerability researcher at Patchstack with the focus on WordPress security. In my free time, I love doing CVE reversing, and bug bounties.

Skills

  • Black-box security testing: Web, Android, iOS, API
  • Source code auditing
  • CVE Reversing

Conference Talks

ThreatCon & IWCON 2023: Diving into the Realm of Source Code Review

Pentester Nepal 2024: Team Nepal’s Journey of the AWC-2023 and Beyond

SteelCon 2025: Hacking Stripe Integrations to Bypass E-Commerce Payments

Awards and Certificates

  • BountyBash 2019 - Most Critical Bug
  • Offensive Security Web Expert (OSWE)
  • HackerOne Ambassador World Cup 2023 - Third Place

Bug Bounty & Research Profiles

HackerOne
Bugcrowd
Patchstack

Misc

Patchstack Articles