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BUG BOUNTY TOOLS

Active Tools:

 

  • Burp Suite : Identify and exploit security vulnerabilities in a web application using Burp Suite.
  • OWASP ZAP (Zed Attack Proxy) : Scan a target website for common vulnerabilities using OWASP ZAP:
    zap-cli --zap-path /path/to/zap.sh -v active-scan -t https://targetwebsite.com
  • w3af : Perform a web application scan for XSS vulnerabilities using w3af:
    w3af_console -s xss https://targetwebsite.com
  • Arachni : Run a web vulnerability scan with Arachni:
    arachni https://targetwebsite.com
  • SQLMap : Detect and exploit SQL injection vulnerabilities in a web application: Β sqlmap -u "https://targetwebsite.com/vulnerable_page?id=1" --dbs
  • Dirb / Dirbuster : Brute-force directories and files on a web server using Dirb: Β dirb https://targetwebsite.com /path/to/wordlist.txt
  • ZAP : Use OWASP ZAP to actively scan a target website for vulnerabilities: Β zap-cli --zap-path /path/to/zap.sh -v active-scan -t https://targetwebsite.com
  • Nuclei : Run security scans on a target using Nuclei templates: Β nuclei -target targetwebsite.com -t ~/nuclei-templates/
  • sqlninja : Exploit SQL injection vulnerabilities with sqlninja: Β sqlninja -m DNS -d vulnerable_db -i /path/to/injection/file
  • FFuF (Fuzz Faster U Fool) : Fuzz directories on a web server using FFuF: Β ffuf -w /path/to/wordlist.txt -u https://targetwebsite.com/FUZZ
  • Subjack : Scan a list of subdomains for takeover vulnerabilities using Subjack: Β subjack -w subdomains.txt -t 100 -v
  • dalfox : Perform parameter analysis and find XSS vulnerabilities using dalfox: Β dalfox pipe 'echo "https://targetwebsite.com/?param=value"' -o output.txt
  • Gitleaks : Scan a Git repository for sensitive information using Gitleaks: Β gitleaks --repo=https://github.com/username/repo
  • Arjun : Discover parameters and paths for JavaScript files using Arjun: Β python3 arjun.py -u https://targetwebsite.com
  • Corsy : Scan a list of URLs for CORS misconfigurations using Corsy: Β python3 corsy.py -i urls.txt -t 10
  • ksubdomain : Enumerate subdomains using ksubdomain: Β ksubdomain -d targetdomain.com
  • XSStrike : Detect and exploit XSS vulnerabilities using XSStrike: Β python3 xsstrike.py -u https://targetwebsite.com
  • tplmap : Exploit SSTI vulnerabilities using tplmap: Β python3 tplmap.py -u "https://targetwebsite.com/?param=value"
  • Snyk (partially active, used to identify vulnerabilities) : Scan a project’s dependencies for vulnerabilities using Snyk: Β snyk test /path/to/project

Passive tools:

 

  • Subfinder : Use Subfinder to passively enumerate subdomains of a target domain: Β subfinder -d targetdomain.com -silent
  • Amass : Enumerate subdomains of a target domain with Amass: Β amass enum -d targetdomain.com
  • SubOver : Identify potential subdomain takeover vulnerabilities using SubOver: Β subover -l subdomains.txt
  • Rapid7 Heisenberg Cloud : Discover cloud services associated with a domain using Heisenberg Cloud: Β heisenberg-cloud example.com
  • Sublist3r : Enumerate subdomains of a target domain using Sublist3r: Β python sublist3r.py -d targetdomain.com
  • Assetnote Leaks : Search for sensitive data leaks using Assetnote Leaks: Β python3 assetnote_leaks.py search targetdomain.com
  • Sn1per : Perform passive information gathering using Sn1per: Β sn1per -s targetdomain.com
  • Gasmask : Prevent DNS leaks on macOS using Gasmask: Β sudo open -a Gasmask
  • MassDNS : Perform bulk DNS lookups using MassDNS: Β massdns -r /path/to/resolvers.txt -t A -o S -w output.txt domains.txt
  • github-search : Search for sensitive data in GitHub repositories using github-search: Β python github_search.py -t GITHUB_TOKEN targetdomain.com
  • Github-Dorks : Use Github-Dorks to search for sensitive data in GitHub repositories: Β python github-dorks.py -d targetdomain.com -t GITHUB_TOKEN

JavaScript Vulnerability Discovery:

 

  • JSLint : Identify potential JavaScript code quality issues with JSLint: Β jslint /path/to/javascript.js
  • JSParser : Parse JavaScript files and extract potential endpoints using JSParser: Β jsparser -u https://targetwebsite.com

 

Privilege Escalation:

 

  • WinPEAS : Run WinPEAS on a Windows system for privilege escalation checks: Β powershell -c "IEX(New-Object Net.WebClient).downloadString('https://github.com/carlospolop/privilege-escalation-awesome-scripts-suite/raw/master/winPEAS/winPEASbat/winPEAS.bat')"
  • BeRoot : Check for Linux misconfigurations and privilege escalation paths using BeRoot: Β ./BeRoot.sh
  • Linux Exploit Suggester : Suggest potential Linux exploits for privilege escalation: Β ./les.sh
  • Unix-PrivEsc-check : Run Unix-PrivEsc-check to identify common privilege escalation vectors: Β ./unix-privesc-check standard

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