content_negotiation

This plugin uses HTTP content negotiation to find new resources. The plugin has three distinctive phases: Identify if the web server has content negotiation enabled. For every resource found by any other plugin, perform a request to find new related resources. For example, if another plugin finds...

error_500

This plugin greps every page for error 500 pages that havent been caught by other plugins. By enabling this, you are enabling a "safety net" that will catch all interesting HTTP responses which might lead to a bug or vulnerability. Plugin type Grep Options This plugin doesnt have any user...

cache_control

This plugin analyzes every HTTPS response and reports instances of incorrect cache control which might lead the users browser to cache sensitive contents on their system. The expected headers for HTTPS responses are: Pragma: No-cache Cache-control: No-store Plugin type Grep Options This plugin...

get_emails

This plugin greps every page for emails, these can be used in other places, like bruteforce plugins, and are of great value when doing a complete information security assessment. Plugin type Grep Options Name | Type | Default Value | Description | Help ---|---|---|---|--- onlytargetdomain | boole...

un_ssl

This plugin verifies that URLs that are available using HTTPS arent available over an insecure HTTP protocol. To detect this, the plugin simply requests "https://abc/a.asp" and "http://abc.asp" and if both are equal, a vulnerability is found. Plugin type Audit Options This plugin doesnt have any...

csrf

This plugin finds Cross Site Request Forgeries csrf vulnerabilities. The simplest type of csrf is checked to be vulnerable, the web application must have sent a permanent cookie, and the aplicacion must have query string parameters. Plugin type Audit Options This plugin doesnt have any user...

xst

This plugin finds the Cross Site Tracing XST vulnerability. No configurable paramaters are available. The TRACE method echos back requests sent to it. This plugin sends a TRACE request to the server and if the request is echoed back then XST is confirmed. Plugin type Audit Options This plugin...

pykto

This plugin is a nikto port to python. It uses the scandatabase file from nikto to search for new and vulnerable URLs. The following configurable parameters exist: cgidirs admindirs nukedirs extradbfile mutatetests This plugin reads every line in the scandatabase and extradbfile and based on the...

generic

This authentication plugin can login to web application with generic authentication schema. Seven configurable parameters exist: username password usernamefield passwordfield authurl checkurl checkstring Plugin type Auth Options Name | Type | Default Value | Description | Help ---|---|---|---|---...

domain_dot

This plugin finds misconfigurations in the virtual host settings by sending a specially crafted request with a trailing dot in the domain name. For example, if the input for this plugin is http://host.tld/ , the plugin will perform a request to http://host.tld./ . In some misconfigurations, the...

code_disclosure

This plugin greps every page in order to find code disclosures. Basically it greps for ?.? and %.% using the re module and reports findings. Code disclosures are usually generated due to web server misconfigurations, or wierd web application "features". Plugin type Grep Options This plugin doesnt...

shared_hosting

This plugin tries to find out if the web application under test is stored in a shared hosting. The procedure is pretty simple, using bing search engine, the plugin searches for "ip:1.2.3.4" where 1.2.3.4 is the IP address of the webserver. One configurable option exists: resultlimit Fetch the fir...

robots_txt

This plugin searches for the robots.txt file, and parses it. This file is used to as an ACL that defines what URLs a search engine can access. By parsing this file, you can get more information about the target web application. Plugin type Crawl Options This plugin doesnt have any user configured...

import_results

This plugin serves as an entry point for the results of other tools that identify URLs. The plugin reads from different input files and directories and creates the fuzzable requests which are needed by the audit plugins. Two configurable parameter exist: inputcsv inputburp One or more of these ne...

find_backdoors

This plugin searches for web shells in the directories that are sent as input. For example, if the input is: http://host.tld/w3af/f00b4r.php The plugin will perform these requests: http://host.tld/w3af/c99.php http://host.tld/w3af/cmd.php http://host.tld/w3af/webshell.php … Plugin type Crawl...

directory_indexing

This plugin greps every response directory indexing problems. Plugin type Grep Options This plugin doesnt have any user configured options. Source For more information about this plugin and the associated tests, theres always the source code to understand exactly whats under the hood: Plugin sour...

finger_google

This plugin finds mail addresses in google. Two configurable parameters exist: resultlimit fastsearch If fastsearch is set to False, this plugin searches google for : "@domain.com", requests all search results and parses them in order to find new mail addresses. If the fastsearch configuration...

rnd_hex_encode

This evasion plugin adds random hex encoding. Example: Input: /bar/foo.asp Output : /b%61r/%66oo.asp Plugin type Evasion Options This plugin doesnt have any user configured options. Source For more information about this plugin and the associated tests, theres always the source code to understand...

wordpress_fullpathdisclosure

This plugin try to find the path in the server where WordPress is installed. Plugin type Crawl Options This plugin doesnt have any user configured options. Source For more information about this plugin and the associated tests, theres always the source code to understand exactly whats under the...

file_upload

This plugin greps every page for forms with file upload capabilities. Plugin type Grep Options This plugin doesnt have any user configured options. Source For more information about this plugin and the associated tests, theres always the source code to understand exactly whats under the hood:...