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by gk1 4496 days ago
You can email the owner with a few tips to fix the issue. You can even offer to do a deeper inspection for some fee.
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That might be interpreted as extortion. OP read up on responsible disclosure.
That's why I was careful to say that you should offer tips to fix the issue, not ask for money to do so. As for the second part (offering to do a security audit), I don't see how that's any different from cold-emailing someone with a proposal to redesign their site.