Vulnerability scanner
What is a vulnerability scanner?
A vulnerability scanner is a technical tool designed to find weaknesses in networks, systems, or applications. The scanner typically uses a set of predefined rules to search for vulnerabilities and validate them. Each vulnerability scanner has its own focus area, like the system configuration, application settings, or source code.
Tool categories
There is 1 tool collection available that covers vulnerability scanner:
Security tools
The following security tools are linked to vulnerability scanner and are worth investigating.
- Anchore Engine (container analysis and inspection)
- Archery (vulnerability assessment and management)
- AutoNessus (scheduling of vulnerability scans)
- CMSeeK (CMS detection and exploitation)
- CMSmap (reconnaissance tool for popular CMS frameworks)
- Dagda (vulnerability scanner for Docker containers)
- Damn Small FI Scanner
- Damn Small JS Scanner
- Jackhammer (collaboration tool)
- JoomScan (vulnerability scanner for Joomla CMS)
- LFI Suite (LFI scanner and exploiter)
- Lynis (security scanner and compliance auditing tool)
- Nikto (web application scanner)
- Nmap (network and vulnerability scanner)
- OpenSCAP (suite with tools and security data)
- OpenVAS (vulnerability scanner)
- Prowler (vuln) (distributed vulnerability scanner)
- Safety (vulnerability scanner for software dependencies)
- Seccubus (automation of vulnerability scanning)
- Spaghetti (web vulnerability scanner)
- Tulpar (web vulnerability scanner)
- VScan (vulnerability scanner with Nmap and NSE)
- Vane (WordPress vulnerability scanner)
- VulnWhisperer (vulnerability data and reports collector)
- Vuls (agentless vulnerability scanner)