Spaghetti alternatives

Looking for an alternative tool to replace Spaghetti? During the review of Spaghetti we looked at other open source tools. Based on their category, tags, and text, these are the ones that have the best match.

Top 3

Arachni (web application scanner)
Wapiti (vulnerability scanner for web applications)
WhatWeb (website analyzer and fingerprinting tool)

These tools are ranked as the best alternatives to Spaghetti.

Alternatives (by score)

Arachni

Introduction

Arachni is framework written in Ruby with focus on evaluating the security of web applications. Typical users include security professionals and system administrators.

The tooling is free and open source. Besides Linux, it also runs on macOS and Microsoft Windows.

Project details

Arachni is written in Ruby.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ More than 1000 GitHub stars
+ The source code of this software is available

Typical usage

Penetration testing
Security assessment
Web application analysis

Arachni review

Wapiti

Introduction

Wapiti is typically used to audit web applications.

Project details

Wapiti is written in Python.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ The source code of this software is available
+ Well-known tool

Typical usage

Application fuzzing
Vulnerability scanning
Web application analysis

Wapiti review

WhatWeb

Introduction

WhatWeb can be used stealthy and fast to determine what technologies are used on a particular website or web application. This process called fingerprinting can tell a lot about how it was build and possible weaknesses it might have. The tool can be used in different levels, from stealthy to very aggressive. This last one is useful in penetration tests or during development.

Project details

WhatWeb is written in Ruby.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ More than 25 contributors
+ More than 1000 GitHub stars
+ The source code of this software is available

Typical usage

Reconnaissance
Web application analysis

WhatWeb review

ZAP (Zed Attack Proxy)

Introduction

ZAP is an intercepting proxy of web traffic. You will need to configure your browser to connect to the web application you wish to test through ZAP.

Note: Zed Attack Proxy, or ZAP, is also known as zaproxy.

Project details

ZAP is written in Java.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ More than 50 contributors
+ More than 2000 GitHub stars
+ Many maintainers
+ The source code of this software is available

- Many reported issues are still open

Typical usage

Penetration testing
Security assessment
Software testing
Web application analysis

ZAP review

Nikto

Introduction

Nikto helps with performing security scans against web servers and to search for vulnerabilities in web applications.

Project details

Nikto is written in Perl.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ The source code of this software is available
+ Well-known tool

Typical usage

Penetration testing
Security assessment
Web application analysis

Nikto review

WordPress Exploit Framework (WPXF)

Introduction

This framework is a tool that can be used as part of the pentesters toolbox. When running the tool, you will have to define a host, exploit, and payload. The tool is less friendly for beginners, but more experienced pentesters will find no difficulty in using it.

Project details

WordPress Exploit Framework is written in Ruby.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ More than 500 GitHub stars
+ The source code of this software is available

- Has longer learning curve

Typical usage

Penetration testing
Security assessment
Vulnerability scanning

WordPress Exploit Framework review

Wordstress

Introduction

WordPress is a popular choice among content management systems (CMS). Powering many websites and blogs, it is also a popular target. So regular updates and security testing can help to reduce the risk. WordStress can help with this testing.

Project details

Wordstress is written in Ruby.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ The source code of this software is available

Typical usage

Application security
Vulnerability scanning
Web application analysis

Wordstress review

Jackhammer

Introduction

The tool uses RBAC (Role Based Access Control) with different levels of access. Jackhammer uses several tools to do dynamic and static code analysis (e.g. for Java, Ruby, Python, and Nodejs). It checks also for vulnerabilities in libraries. Due to its modular architecture, it can use several scanners out of the box, with options to add your own.

The Jackhammer project was initially added to GitHub on the 8th of May, 2017.

Project details

Jackhammer is written in Ruby.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ The source code of this software is available

Typical usage

Collaboration
Information sharing

Jackhammer review

shcheck (Security Header Check)

Introduction

This simple tool is a good option to test if advised HTTP headers are available on web application and websites. It can be used as a defensive measure during development, or offensive to find weaknesses in existing applications.

Project details

shcheck is written in Python.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ Very low number of dependencies
+ The source code of this software is available

- No releases on GitHub available

Typical usage

Application security
Web application analysis

shcheck review

SQLMate

Introduction

SQLMate is to be used for security assessments. It can discover admin panels of websites, which might be a way to break into a web application. It also has the option for dorking, which means it can find possible vulnerable targets to a particular attack.

Project details

SQLMate is written in Python.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ The source code of this software is available

- No releases on GitHub available

SQLMate review

Wfuzz

Introduction

Wfuzz is a fuzzing tool written in Python. Tools like Wfuzz are typically used to test web applications and how they handle both expected as unexpected input.

Project details

Wfuzz is written in Python.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ More than 1000 GitHub stars
+ The source code of this software is available

Typical usage

Application fuzzing
Application security
Application testing
Web application analysis

Wfuzz review

wig (WebApp Information Gatherer)

Introduction

Tools like wig are used to discover what particular software is used to power a web application.

Project details

wig is written in Python.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ The source code of this software is available

- No updates for a while
- Full name of author is unknown

wig review

CMSmap

Introduction

CMSmap helps saving time in the process of detecting what CMS is used for a given web application. It performs reconnaissance and can do additional vulnerability scanning.

Project details

CMSmap is written in Python.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ The source code of this software is available

Typical usage

Application testing
Information gathering
Vulnerability scanning
Web application analysis

CMSmap review

100

Archery

Introduction

Archery is a tool that helps to collect data about vulnerabilities within an environment. Instead of focusing on the actual scanning, it allows managing findings in a web-based interface. This includes options like reporting, searching, and dashboards. It can interact with other tools, including the well-known vulnerability scanners.

Project details

Archery is written in Python.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ More than 500 GitHub stars
+ The source code of this software is available

Typical usage

Penetration testing
Vulnerability management
Vulnerability scanning
Vulnerability testing

Archery review

Dagda

Introduction

The main reasons to use Dagda is the detection of vulnerable or malicious components within your containerized environment.

Project details

Dagda is written in Python.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ The source code of this software is available

Typical usage

Malware detection
Malware scanning
Vulnerability management
Vulnerability scanning

Dagda review

LFI Suite

Introduction

This tool is a useful addition to the pentesting toolbox of security professionals. It can help discover and exploit any local file inclusion weakness in applications. Upon success, a reverse shell can be used to get access to the system.

Project details

LFI Suite is written in Python.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ The source code of this software is available

- Full name of author is unknown

Typical usage

Penetration testing
Web application analysis

LFI Suite review

OpenVAS

Introduction

OpenVAS is an open source vulnerability scanner that emerged from when Nessus became closed source in October of 2005.

Project details

OpenVAS is written in C.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ The source code of this software is available
+ Well-known tool

Typical usage

Penetration testing
Security assessment
Vulnerability scanning

OpenVAS review

Safety

Introduction

When having applications deployed in your environment, not all of those may be installed via a package manager. When your infrastructure grows, it becomes even harder to know which tools are properly patched and which ones are not. For Python applications, this is where Safety comes in that can help scan installed software components via pip. It will also look at any of the dependencies that are installed.

Project details

Safety is written in Python.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ More than 10 contributors
+ The source code of this software is available

Typical usage

Penetration testing
Security assessment
Security monitoring
Vulnerability scanning

Safety review

salt-scanner

Introduction

Salt-scanner is Linux vulnerability scanner based on Salt Open and Vulners audit API. It has Slack notifications and JIRA integration.

Project details

salt-scanner is written in Python.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ The source code of this software is available

- No releases on GitHub available

Typical usage

Penetration testing
Security assessment
Vulnerability scanning

salt-scanner review

arch-audit

Introduction

Arch-audit is a small utility that scans the system for known vulnerabilities on Arch Linux. It can be used by users of the Linux distribution to know when to update and what packages have weaknesses. With Arch Linux being a rolling distribution, this may improve the interval or timing of software patching.

Project details

arch-audit is written in Rust.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ The source code of this software is available

Typical usage

Software management
Vulnerability scanning

arch-audit review

detectem

Introduction

Detectem can be a good early vulnerability detection system. By scanning regularly the dependencies of web applications, old versions of tools can be detected and upgraded. This tool is also helpful for penetration tests to find out what kind of software components are used.

Project details

detectem is written in Python.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ The source code of this software is available

Typical usage

Application security
Application testing
Reconnaissance
Vulnerability scanning

detectem review

graudit

Introduction

Analysis of source code helps to find programming flaws including those that can lead to software vulnerabilities. Graudit helps to uncover these by searching through the files and discover possible flaws. The tool supports languages like ASP, C, Perl, PHP, Python, and others.

Project details

graudit is written in shell script.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ The source code is easy to read and understand
+ Tool is easy to use
+ Used language is shell script
+ The source code of this software is available

- No releases on GitHub available

Typical usage

Code analysis

graudit review

100

Intrigue Core

Introduction

Intrigue Core provides a framework to measure the attack surface of an environment. This includes discovering infrastructure and applications, performing security research, and doing vulnerability discovery.

Intrigue also allows enriching available data and perform OSINT research (open source intelligence). The related scans include DNS subdomain brute-forcing, email harvesting, IP geolocation, port scanning, and using public search engines like Censys, Shodan, and Bing.