Top 22 Web Application Hacking Tools

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Frameworks:

  • Burp Suite: Comprehensive platform for web application security testing, offering features like proxy, intruder, repeater, sequencer, decoder, and scanner.
  • ZAP Proxy: Open-source web application security scanner with automated and manual testing capabilities.
  • Metasploit: Exploitation framework with a large database of exploits, allowing for testing and validation of vulnerabilities.

Port Scanning:

  • Nmap: Powerful network scanning tool for identifying open ports, services, and vulnerabilities.
  • Masscan: High-speed port scanner designed for scanning large networks quickly.

Subdomain Discovery:

  • Sublist3r: Gathers subdomains using various sources like search engines, passive DNS, and brute-forcing.
  • Amass: Fast and efficient subdomain enumeration tool with multiple data sources and active verification.
  • Subfinder: Uses numerous techniques to find subdomains, including brute-forcing, DNS data mining, and reverse IP lookups.
  • Lazy Recon: Tool for collecting subdomains and URLs passively through internet sources.

Web Application Testing:

  • Dirsearch: High-performance directory brute-forcing tool to discover hidden paths and files on web servers.
  • SQLMap: Automates the process of detecting and exploiting SQL injection vulnerabilities.
  • WPscan: Specialized scanner for finding vulnerabilities in WordPress installations.
  • Nikto: Open-source web server scanner that tests for over 6700 vulnerabilities.
  • HTTPX: Command-line HTTP client optimized for testing web applications, with features for crawling, fuzzing, and replay attacks.
  • Nuclei: Template-based vulnerability scanner for performing targeted testing using YAML-based templates.
  • FFUF: Fast web fuzzer with versatile features for finding hidden resources and vulnerabilities.
  • XSS Hunter: Tool for detecting blind cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities through a unique reporting mechanism.
  • Aquatone: Visual reconnaissance tool for mapping and fingerprinting web assets.
  • LinkFinder: Discovers endpoints through JavaScript files by crawling and analyzing URLs.
  • JS-Scan: Scans JavaScript files for security vulnerabilities and sensitive data exposure.

Attack Surface Mapping:

  • GAU: Gathers historical attack surface data from sources like the Wayback Machine and Common Crawl to identify vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.

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