A penetration tester found the following valid URL while doing a manual assessment of a web Which of the following automated tools would be best to use NEXT to try to identify a vulnerability in this

The correct answer is C. Nikto. Nikto is an open-source web application vulnerability scanner. When you run it against a website or web application, Nikto performs a number of tests to determine if the web application is vulnerable to different types of attacks.

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A penetration tester found the following valid URL while doing a manual assessment of a web Which of the following automated tools would be best to use NEXT to try to identify a vulnerability in this URL?

Options

ASQLmap
BNessus
CNikto
DDirBuster

How the community answered

(37 responses)

A
11% (4)
B
5% (2)
C
81% (30)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

Nikto is an open-source web application vulnerability scanner. When you run it against a website or web application, Nikto performs a number of tests to determine if the web application is vulnerable to different types of attacks.

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#Web application scanning#Vulnerability scanning tools#Nikto#Automated tools

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