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Hi, I’m Rivek Raj Tamang (RivuDon), a Security Researcher, Bug Hunter, and Ethical Hacker with a Master’s in Cybersecurity, a Certified Ethical Hacker from Sikkim, India. I have secured numerous companies, received bounties, swags, Hall of Fames mentions, Letter of Appreciation / Recognition, CVEs and more.
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Hi readers, this is a detailed write-up on how I was able to manipulate ratings on a target and demonstrate real business impact. It was actually a really interesting and fun bug to discover.
What if you could change the overall rating of a google review?
for example, if it had a rating of 4.5/5 in the first place and after manipulation you could decrease the rating and lower the overall rating to 1/5.
Without further ado, let’s get started!
The Hunt
One fine day, while browsing LinkedIn like any other random day, I saw a post of someone showing a swag they received from a target. It was a tech-based platform that offered coding/programming exams as a…