Open Source Web Server Scanner - NIkto
Nikto is an Open Source (GPL) web server scanner which performs comprehensive tests against web servers for multiple items, including over 6500 potentially dangerous files/CGIs, checks for outdated versions of over 1250 servers, and version specific problems on over 270 servers. It also checks for server configuration items such as the presence of multiple index files, HTTP server options, and will attempt to identify installed web servers and software. Scan items and plugins are frequently updated and can be automatically updated.
Open Source Web Server Scanner
Nikto is not designed as an overly stealthy tool. It will test a web server in the quickest time possible, and is fairly obvious in log files. However, there is support for LibWhisker’s anti-IDS methods in case you want to give it a try (or test your IDS system).
Not every check is a security problem, though most are. There are some items that are “info only” type checks that look for things that may not have a security flaw, but the webmaster or security engineer may not know are present on the server. These items are usually marked appropriately in the information printed. There are also some checks for unknown items which have been seen scanned for in log files.
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Features
Here are some of the major features of Nikto.
ºSSL Support (Unix with OpenSSL or maybe Windows with ActiveState’s
Perl/NetSSL)
ºFull HTTP proxy support
ºChecks for outdated server componentsOpen Source Web Server Scanner: NIkto Open ºSource Web Server Scanner Open Source Web Server Scanner
ºSave reports in plain text, XML, HTML, NBE or CSV
ºTemplate engine to easily customize reports
ºScan multiple ports on a server, or multiple servers via input file (including nmap output)
ºLibWhisker‘s IDS encoding techniques
ºEasily updated via command line
ºIdentifies installed software via headers, favicons and files
ºHost authentication with Basic and NTLM
ºSubdomain guessing
ºApache and cgiwrap username enumeration
ºMutation techniques to “fish” for content on web servers
ºScan tuning to include or exclude entire classes of vulnerability
ºchecks
ºGuess credentials for authorization realms (including many default id/pw combos)
ºAuthorization guessing handles any directory, not just the root
directory
ºEnhanced false positive reduction via multiple methods: headers,
page content, and content hashing
ºReports “unusual” headers seen
ºInteractive status, pause and changes to verbosity settings
ºSave full request/response for positive tests
ºReplay saved positive requests
ºMaximum execution time per target
ºAuto-pause at a specified time
ºChecks for common “parking” sites
ºLogging to Metasploit
ºThorough documentation
