projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates
Jan 2025 – May 2026
4 Months active
Languages Used
yamlYAMLPython
Technical Skills
Configuration Managementconfiguration managementsecurity researchsecurity testingtemplate developmentvulnerability research
mastercho
PROFILE
Mastercho
Contributed to the projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates repository by developing and refining security detection templates, primarily targeting PrestaShop and WordPress vulnerabilities. Leveraged Python and YAML to implement CVE-specific payloads, enhance backup and admin panel detection, and reduce false positives through precise rule adjustments. Introduced new issue templates and automation scripts to streamline contributor workflows and improve template usability. Focused on configuration management, vulnerability scanning, and template development, ensuring high detection fidelity and maintainable code quality. Work included both feature delivery and bug fixes, with careful attention to documentation, code linting, and repository standards to support reliable, automated web security testing.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
67%Features
Repository Contributions
8Total
Bugs
2
Commits
8
Features
4
Lines of code
329,827
Activity Months4
Your Network
262 peopleShared Repositories
262
Work History
May 2026
1 Commits • 1 Features
May 1, 2026May 2026 monthly summary for projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates: Focused on usability improvements and CVE coverage. Delivered new issue templates for reporting false positives, false negatives, feature requests, and general issues; updated README; added a WordPress plugin templates updater script to enhance functionality and usability. Fixed false negative coverage for CVE-2025-51586 and integrated CVE-2022-44727 into the templates. These changes streamline contributor onboarding, shorten triage cycles, and strengthen security detection coverage, delivering measurable business value and maintainable code quality. Technologies demonstrated include Git, open-source contribution workflows, templating and scripting, security vulnerability coverage, and thorough documentation.
1 Commits • 1 Features
May 1, 2026May 2026 monthly summary for projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates: Focused on usability improvements and CVE coverage. Delivered new issue templates for reporting false positives, false negatives, feature requests, and general issues; updated README; added a WordPress plugin templates updater script to enhance functionality and usability. Fixed false negative coverage for CVE-2025-51586 and integrated CVE-2022-44727 into the templates. These changes streamline contributor onboarding, shorten triage cycles, and strengthen security detection coverage, delivering measurable business value and maintainable code quality. Technologies demonstrated include Git, open-source contribution workflows, templating and scripting, security vulnerability coverage, and thorough documentation.
May 2026
June 2025
2 Commits • 1 Features
Jun 1, 2025June 2025 focused on expanding automated security detection within the nuclei-templates repository. Delivered two new templates to detect a critical PrestaShop SQL injection vulnerability in the possearchproducts module and the PrestaShop admin login panel, coupled with a lint fix to improve YAML quality. The changes enhance customers' ability to identify high-severity vulnerabilities earlier, while maintaining code quality and consistency across the project templates.
June 2025
2 Commits • 1 Features
Jun 1, 2025June 2025 focused on expanding automated security detection within the nuclei-templates repository. Delivered two new templates to detect a critical PrestaShop SQL injection vulnerability in the possearchproducts module and the PrestaShop admin login panel, coupled with a lint fix to improve YAML quality. The changes enhance customers' ability to identify high-severity vulnerabilities earlier, while maintaining code quality and consistency across the project templates.
February 2025
1 Commits
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 focused on tightening CVE detection quality in the nuclei-templates repository. Delivered a targeted refinement to the CVE-2021-3110 detection rule to exclude 404 responses, significantly reducing false positives and improving confidence in scan results. This work enhances the value of automated scans for customers by lowering noise and accelerating triage. All changes were implemented with minimal surface area, preserving performance and compatibility.
1 Commits
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 focused on tightening CVE detection quality in the nuclei-templates repository. Delivered a targeted refinement to the CVE-2021-3110 detection rule to exclude 404 responses, significantly reducing false positives and improving confidence in scan results. This work enhances the value of automated scans for customers by lowering noise and accelerating triage. All changes were implemented with minimal surface area, preserving performance and compatibility.
February 2025
January 2025
4 Commits • 2 Features
Jan 1, 2025January 2025 monthly summary for projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates focusing on PrestaShop coverage. Delivered targeted template enhancements, corrected template noise, and strengthened backup/version detection to improve security scanning for PrestaShop deployments. Result: higher detection accuracy, cleaner template set, and faster remediation readiness across critical PrestaShop surfaces.
January 2025
4 Commits • 2 Features
Jan 1, 2025January 2025 monthly summary for projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates focusing on PrestaShop coverage. Delivered targeted template enhancements, corrected template noise, and strengthened backup/version detection to improve security scanning for PrestaShop deployments. Result: higher detection accuracy, cleaner template set, and faster remediation readiness across critical PrestaShop surfaces.
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Quality Metrics
Correctness87.6%
Maintainability92.6%
Architecture87.6%
Performance90.0%
AI Usage22.6%
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
PythonYAMLyaml
Technical Skills
Code LintingConfiguration ManagementDevOpsScriptingTemplate DevelopmentTemplate ManagementVulnerability Scanningconfiguration managementnucleisecurity researchsecurity testingtemplate developmentvulnerability researchvulnerability scanningweb security
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