csv_file

This plugin exports all identified vulnerabilities and informations to the given CSV file. One configurable parameter exists: outputfile Plugin type Output Options Name | Type | Default Value | Description | Help ---|---|---|---|--- outputfile | outputfile | output-w3af.csv | The name of the outp...

phishtank

This plugin searches the domain being tested in the phishtank database. If your site is in this database the chances are that you were hacked and your server is now being used in phishing attacks. Plugin type Crawl Options This plugin doesnt have any user configured options. Source For more...

google_spider

This plugin finds new URLs using google. It will search for "site:domain.com" and do GET requests all the URLs found in the result. One configurable parameter exists: resultlimit Plugin type Crawl Options Name | Type | Default Value | Description | Help ---|---|---|---|--- resultlimit | integer |...

backspace_between_dots

This evasion plugin inserts an A and a backspace control character between dots which cancel each other when they are processed and some filters that match ../ are bypassed. Example: Input: ../../etc/passwd Output: .%41%08./.%41%08./etc/passwd Plugin type Evasion Options This plugin doesnt have a...

htaccess_methods

This plugin finds .htaccess misconfigurations in the LIMIT configuration parameter. This plugin is based on a paper written by Frame and madjoker from kernelpanik.org. The paper is called : "htaccess: bilbao method exposed" The idea of the technique and the plugin is to exploit common...

strange_parameters

This plugin greps all responses and tries to identify URIs with strange parameters, some examples of strange parameters are: http://a/?b=methoda,c http://a/?c=x|y|z|d Plugin type Grep Options This plugin doesnt have any user configured options. Source For more information about this plugin and th...

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...

password_profiling

This plugin creates a list of possible passwords by reading responses and counting the most common words. 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 understa...

click_jacking

This plugin greps every page for X-Frame-Options header and so for possible ClickJacking attack against URL. Additional information: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Clickjacking Plugin type Grep Options This plugin doesnt have any user configured options. Source For more information about this...

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...

wordpress_fingerprint

This plugin finds the version of a WordPress installation by fingerprinting it. It first checks whether or not the version is in the index header and then it checks for the "real version" through the existance of files that are only present in specific versions. Plugin type Crawl Options This...

os_commanding

This plugin will find OS commanding vulnerabilities. The detection is performed using two different techniques: Time delays Writing a known file to the HTML output With time delays, the plugin sends specially crafted requests that, if the vulnerability is present, will delay the response for 5...

server_status

This plugin fetches the server-status file used by Apache, and parses it. After parsing, new URLs are found, and in some cases, the plugin can deduce the existance of other domains hosted on the same server. Plugin type Infrastructure Options This plugin doesnt have any user configured options...

shift_out_in_between_dots

This evasion plugin insert between dots shift-in and shift-out control characters which are cancelled each other when they are below so some ".." filters are bypassed Example: Input: ../../etc/passwd Output: .%0E%0F./.%0E%0F./etc/passwd Plugin type Evasion Options This plugin doesnt have any user...

file_upload

This plugin will try to expoit insecure file upload forms. One configurable parameter exists: extensions The extensions parameter is a comma separated list of extensions that this plugin will try to upload. Many web applications verify the extension of the file being uploaded, if special extensio...

analyze_cookies

This plugin greps every response for session cookies that the web application sends to the client, and analyzes them in order to identify potential vulnerabilities, the remote web application framework and other interesting information. Plugin type Grep Options This plugin doesnt have any user...

text_file

This plugin writes the framework messages to a text file. Four configurable parameters exist: outputfile httpoutputfile verbose Plugin type Output Options Name | Type | Default Value | Description | Help ---|---|---|---|--- verbose | boolean | True | Enable if verbose output is needed | No detail...

generic

This plugin finds all kind of bugs without using a fixed database of errors. This is a new kind of methodology that solves the main problem of most web application security scanners. Plugin type Audit Options Name | Type | Default Value | Description | Help ---|---|---|---|--- diffratio | float |...

wordpress_enumerate_users

This plugin finds usernames in WordPress installations. The authors archive page is tried using "?author=ID" query and incrementing the ID for each request until 404. If the response is a redirect, the blog is affected by TALSOFT-2011-0526 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/May/493 advisory...

web_diff

This plugin tries to do a diff of two directories, a local and a remote one. The idea is to mimic the functionality implemented by the linux command "diff" when invoked with two directories. Four configurable parameter exist: localdir remoteurlpath bannedext content This plugin will read the file...

wsdl_finder

This plugin finds new web service descriptions and other web service related files by appending "?WSDL" to all URLs and checking the response. Plugin type Crawl Options This plugin doesnt have any user configured options. Source For more information about this plugin and the associated tests,...

ria_enumerator

This plugin searches for various Rich Internet Application files. It currently searches for: Google gears manifests These files are used to determine which files are locally cached by google gears. They do not get cleared when the browser cache is cleared and may contain sensitive information. Fl...

spider_man

This plugin is a local proxy that can be used to give the framework knowledge about the web application when it has a lot of client side code like Flash or Java applets. Whenever a w3af needs to test an application with flash or javascript, the user should enable this plugin and use a web browser...

urllist_txt

This plugin searches for the urllist.txt file, and parses it. The urllist.txt file is/was used by Yahoos search engine. 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...

php_eggs

This plugin tries to find the documented easter eggs that exist in PHP and identify the remote PHP version using the easter egg content. The easter eggs that this plugin verifies are: PHP Credits, Logo, Zend Logo, PHP Logo 2: http://php.net/?=PHPB8B5F2A0-3C92-11d3-A3A9-4C7B08C10000...

detect_reverse_proxy

This plugin tries to determine if the remote end has a reverse proxy installed. The procedure used to detect reverse proxies is to send a request to the remote server and analyze the response headers, if a Via header is found, chances are that the remote site has a reverse proxy. Plugin type...

digit_sum

This plugin tries to find new URLs by changing the numbers that are present on it. Two configurable parameters exist: fuzzImages maxDigitSections An example will clarify what this plugin does, lets suppose that the input for this plugin is: http://host.tld/index1.asp This plugin will request:...

zone_h

This plugin searches the zone-h.org defacement database and parses the result. The information stored in that database is useful to know about previous defacements to the target website. In some cases, the defacement site provides information about the exploited vulnerability, which may be still...

wordnet

This plugin finds new URLs using wn. An example is the best way to explain what this plugin does, lets suppose that the input for this plugin is: http://a/index.asp?color=blue The plugin will search the wordnet database for words that are related with "blue", and return for example: "black" and...

hmap

This plugin fingerprints the remote web server and tries to determine the server type, version and patch level. It uses fingerprinting, not just the Server header returned by remote server. This plugin is a wrapper for Dustin Lees hmap. One configurable parameters exist: genFpF If genFpF is set t...

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...

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...

motw

This plugin will specify whether the page is compliant against the MOTW standard. The standard is explained in: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms537628.aspx This plugin tests if the length of the URL specified by "XYZW" is lower, equal or greater than the length of the URL; and also...

sed

This plugin is a stream editor for web requests and responses. Three configurable parameters exist: priority expressions fixContentLen Stream edition expressions are strings that tell the sed plugin what to change. Sed plugin uses regular expressions, some examples: qh/User/NotLuser/ This will ma...

blind_sqli

This plugin finds blind SQL injections using two techniques: time delays and true/false response comparison. Only one configurable parameters exists: eqlimit Plugin type Audit Options Name | Type | Default Value | Description | Help ---|---|---|---|--- eqlimit | float | 0.9 | String equal ratio 0...

ssi

This plugin finds server side include SSI vulnerabilities. Plugin type Audit 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 source...

rnd_case

This evasion plugin changes the case of random letters. Example: Input: /bar/foo.asp Output : /BAr/foO.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...

symfony

This plugin greps every page for traces of the Symfony framework and the lack of CSRF protection. Plugin type Grep Options Name | Type | Default Value | Description | Help ---|---|---|---|--- override | boolean | False | Skip symfony detection and search for the csrf misprotection. | No detailed...

dns_wildcard

This plugin compares the contents of www.site.com and site.com and tries to verify if the target site has a DNS wildcard configuration or not. Plugin type Infrastructure Options This plugin doesnt have any user configured options. Source For more information about this plugin and the associated...

halberd

This plugin tries to find if an HTTP Load balancer is present. Plugin type Infrastructure 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:...

user_dir

This plugin will try to find user home directories based on the knowledge gained by other plugins, and an internal knowledge base. For example, if the target URL is: http://test/ And other plugins found this valid email accounts: email protected email protected This plugin will request:...

rnd_param

This evasion plugin adds a random parameter. Example: Input: /bar/foo.asp Output : /bar/foo.asp?alsfkj=f09 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...

mx_injection

This plugin will find MX injections. This kind of web application errors are mostly seen in webmail software. The tests are simple, for every injectable parameter a string with special meaning in the mail server is sent, and if in the response I find a mail server error, a vulnerability was found...

self_reference

This evasion plugin adds a directory self reference. Example: Input: /bar/foo.asp Output : /bar/./foo.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...

export_requests

This plugin exports all discovered HTTP requests URL, Method, Params to the given file CSV which can then be imported in another scan by using the crawl.importresults. One configurable parameter exists: outputfile Plugin type Output Options Name | Type | Default Value | Description | Help...

html_file

This plugin writes the framework messages to an HTML report file. Two configurable parameters exist: outputfile verbose If you want to write every HTTP request/response to a text file, you should use the textfile plugin. Plugin type Output Options Name | Type | Default Value | Description | Help...

redos

This plugin finds ReDoS regular expression DoS vulnerabilities as explained here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReDoS Plugin type Audit 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...

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...

oracle_discovery

This plugin retrieves Oracle Application Server URLs and extracts information available on them. 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 exact...

strange_http_codes

Analyze HTTP response codes sent by the remote web application and report uncommon findings. 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...