Everyone knows about: site:example.com inurl:admin
But that's amateur hour. Here's what actually works:
intext:"Dashboard" intext:"Welcome" inurl:admin site:example.com
Why? Because most modern frameworks don't just call it "/admin" anymore. They call it "/dashboard", "/portal", "/cp", whatever. But the welcome page almost always says "Dashboard" and "Welcome" together.
Even better - add this:
intext:"Dashboard" intext:"Welcome" inurl:admin -site:github.com -site:wordpress.org
Removes all the garbage results from documentation sites.
Pro move: Chain it with shodan
Find the admin panel with the dork above
Copy the unique string from the page (like a specific CSS class or footer text)
Search that string on Shodan
Now you have every instance of that same vulnerable software across the internet
Example: I found 1,847 exposed Jenkins dashboards this way last month. Submitted 12 bug bounty reports. 3 paid out.
The real secret? Most people stop at finding the panel. Winners figure out what software it's running and find CVEs for THAT specific version.
Try it yourself - pick any target and spend 30 minutes. You'll more than likely find something.