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GPEN · Question #351

Which of the following vulnerability scanner scans from CGI, IDA, Unicode, and Nimda vulnerabilities?

The correct answer is A. Hackbot. Hackbot is a web vulnerability scanner specifically designed to detect CGI, IDA, Unicode, and Nimda-related vulnerabilities on web servers.

Vulnerability Discovery & Scanning

Question

Which of the following vulnerability scanner scans from CGI, IDA, Unicode, and Nimda vulnerabilities?

Options

  • AHackbot
  • BSARA
  • CNessus
  • DCgichk

How the community answered

(42 responses)
  • A
    79% (33)
  • B
    10% (4)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
    7% (3)

Why each option

Hackbot is a web vulnerability scanner specifically designed to detect CGI, IDA, Unicode, and Nimda-related vulnerabilities on web servers.

AHackbotCorrect

Hackbot targets web server attack surfaces including CGI script flaws, IIS IDA/Unicode traversal bugs, and Nimda worm entry points, making it the tool that matches all four listed vulnerability types.

BSARA

SARA (Security Auditor's Research Assistant) is a network-level vulnerability scanner derived from SATAN and does not specialize in CGI, IDA, Unicode, or Nimda web-specific checks.

CNessus

Nessus is a broad-spectrum vulnerability scanner covering many categories but is not specifically identified as the dedicated tool for the CGI, IDA, Unicode, and Nimda combination described.

DCgichk

Cgichk focuses narrowly on CGI script vulnerabilities only and does not cover IDA, Unicode traversal, or Nimda attack vectors.

Concept tested: Web vulnerability scanner tool identification and specialization

Topics

#vulnerability scanners#CGI vulnerabilities#Nimda#web scanning tools

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