From mccarthtom at gmail.com Tue Feb 5 07:36:04 2013 From: mccarthtom at gmail.com (Tom Mccarthy) Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 13:36:04 +0000 Subject: [Nikto-discuss] Info Message-ID: Hi, I am studying computer networks in college and for my final year project I intend to run a number of penetration testing tools on a network with 3 to 4 workstations each with it's own ip address. I am performing this task on my own and I hope to get results involving vulnerability identification. I am E-mailing you to inquire is NIKTO suitable to run on Windows and Linux machines? Also I have no recent history with the use of NIKTO and any relevant information or advice would be greatly appreciated. -- Regards Thomas McCarthy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mike at itsecuritypros.org Tue Feb 5 13:27:16 2013 From: mike at itsecuritypros.org (Michael D. Wood) Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 14:27:16 -0500 Subject: [Nikto-discuss] Info In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <34E5C019-7669-4933-BD72-708DD83FA2A6@itsecuritypros.org> Tom, Why not use BackTrack? It has Nikto already included. Also, Nikto is used primarily for web application audits. You could use Nessus and Metasploit also that are included in BackTrack. Michael D. Wood mike at itsecuritypros.org On Feb 5, 2013, at 8:36 AM, Tom Mccarthy wrote: > Hi, > I am studying computer networks in college and for my final year project I intend to run a number of penetration testing tools on a network with 3 to 4 workstations each with it's own ip address. I am performing this task on my own and I hope to get results involving vulnerability identification. I am E-mailing you to inquire is NIKTO suitable to run on Windows and Linux machines? Also I have no recent history with the use of NIKTO and any relevant information or advice would be greatly appreciated. > > > -- > Regards Thomas McCarthy _______________________________________________ > Nikto-discuss mailing list > Nikto-discuss at attrition.org > https://attrition.org/mailman/listinfo/nikto-discuss -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mailforalexb at googlemail.com Wed Feb 6 02:52:52 2013 From: mailforalexb at googlemail.com (Alex Brook) Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 15:52:52 +0700 Subject: [Nikto-discuss] Info In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Tom, You can run Nikto on whatever machine you like. At worst, just install a VM, no problem. I think if you are going to run this sort of project, I would also advise you get accustomed to doing some research. Not trying to rib you, it's just that I ran a quick search on google with the phrase "nikto windows and linux" and I picked up this link (Nikto Installation Guide) on the first page ( http://cirt.net/nikto2-docs/installation.html). As my forensics lecturer would say, RTFM. Alex. On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 8:36 PM, Tom Mccarthy wrote: > Hi, > I am studying computer networks in college and for my final year project I > intend to run a number of penetration testing tools on a network with 3 to > 4 workstations each with it's own ip address. I am performing this task on > my own and I hope to get results involving vulnerability identification. I > am E-mailing you to inquire is NIKTO suitable to run on Windows and Linux > machines? Also I have no recent history with the use of NIKTO and any > relevant information or advice would be greatly appreciated. > > -- > Regards Thomas McCarthy > _______________________________________________ > Nikto-discuss mailing list > Nikto-discuss at attrition.org > https://attrition.org/mailman/listinfo/nikto-discuss > > -- Alex G. Brook Mobile/HP: +6285778122209 Skype: alexgbrook LinkedIn: http://au.linkedin.com/in/alexgbrook -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mike at itsecuritypros.org Wed Feb 6 03:07:14 2013 From: mike at itsecuritypros.org (Michael D. Wood) Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 04:07:14 -0500 Subject: [Nikto-discuss] Info In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <07F37160-97DD-4758-978A-103F9204F7BE@itsecuritypros.org> With this line of work?.research is inevitable. Google is your friend ;) Don't hesitate to e-mail me though! Michael D. Wood mike at itsecuritypros.org On Feb 6, 2013, at 3:52 AM, Alex Brook wrote: > Hi Tom, > > You can run Nikto on whatever machine you like. At worst, just install a VM, no problem. > > I think if you are going to run this sort of project, I would also advise you get accustomed to doing some research. Not trying to rib you, it's just that I ran a quick search on google with the phrase "nikto windows and linux" and I picked up this link (Nikto Installation Guide) on the first page (http://cirt.net/nikto2-docs/installation.html). > > As my forensics lecturer would say, RTFM. > > Alex. > > On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 8:36 PM, Tom Mccarthy wrote: > Hi, > I am studying computer networks in college and for my final year project I intend to run a number of penetration testing tools on a network with 3 to 4 workstations each with it's own ip address. I am performing this task on my own and I hope to get results involving vulnerability identification. I am E-mailing you to inquire is NIKTO suitable to run on Windows and Linux machines? Also I have no recent history with the use of NIKTO and any relevant information or advice would be greatly appreciated. > > > -- > Regards Thomas McCarthy > _______________________________________________ > Nikto-discuss mailing list > Nikto-discuss at attrition.org > https://attrition.org/mailman/listinfo/nikto-discuss > > > > > -- > Alex G. Brook > > Mobile/HP: +6285778122209 > Skype: alexgbrook > LinkedIn: http://au.linkedin.com/in/alexgbrook > _______________________________________________ > Nikto-discuss mailing list > Nikto-discuss at attrition.org > https://attrition.org/mailman/listinfo/nikto-discuss -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Wood > mike at itsecuritypros.org > > On Feb 6, 2013, at 3:52 AM, Alex Brook > wrote: > > Hi Tom, > > You can run Nikto on whatever machine you like. At worst, just install a > VM, no problem. > > I think if you are going to run this sort of project, I would also advise > you get accustomed to doing some research. Not trying to rib you, it's just > that I ran a quick search on google with the phrase "nikto windows and > linux" and I picked up this link (Nikto > Installation Guide) on the first page ( > http://cirt.net/nikto2-docs/installation.html). > > As my forensics lecturer would say, RTFM. > > Alex. > > On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 8:36 PM, Tom Mccarthy wrote: > >> Hi, >> I am studying computer networks in college and for my final year project >> I intend to run a number of penetration testing tools on a network with 3 >> to 4 workstations each with it's own ip address. I am performing this task >> on my own and I hope to get results involving vulnerability identification. >> I am E-mailing you to inquire is NIKTO suitable to run on Windows and Linux >> machines? Also I have no recent history with the use of NIKTO and any >> relevant information or advice would be greatly appreciated. >> >> -- >> Regards Thomas McCarthy >> _______________________________________________ >> Nikto-discuss mailing list >> Nikto-discuss at attrition.org >> https://attrition.org/mailman/listinfo/nikto-discuss >> >> > > > -- > Alex G. Brook > > Mobile/HP: +6285778122209 > Skype: alexgbrook > LinkedIn: http://au.linkedin.com/in/alexgbrook > _______________________________________________ > Nikto-discuss mailing list > Nikto-discuss at attrition.org > https://attrition.org/mailman/listinfo/nikto-discuss > > > > _______________________________________________ > Nikto-discuss mailing list > Nikto-discuss at attrition.org > https://attrition.org/mailman/listinfo/nikto-discuss > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From FBreedijk at schubergphilis.com Thu Feb 7 08:24:37 2013 From: FBreedijk at schubergphilis.com (Frank Breedijk) Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2013 14:24:37 +0000 Subject: [Nikto-discuss] False positive or not? Message-ID: Recently we got some results from Nikto which we regard as false positives. >telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 80 Trying xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx... Connected to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Escape character is '^]'. GET /phpimageview.php?pic=javascript:alert('Vulnerable') HTTP/1.1 Host: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently Set-Cookie: ARPT=PZUZILSpws1CKIOL; path=/ Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:19:39 GMT Server: Microsoft-IIS/6.0 X-Powered-By: ASP.NET Location: https://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/phpimageview.php?pic=javascript:alert('Vulnerable') Content-Length: 297 Content-type: text/html 301 Moved Permanently

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Connection closed by foreign host. I understand my the rule triggers, the URL is echoed back apparently unescaped. However the double quotes neutralize the XSS and if you insert a " in the URL the webserver actually returns a 400 Bad Request. Kind regards, Frank Breedijk Schuberg Philis Boeing Avenue 271 1119 PD Schiphol-Rijk schubergphilis.com +31 20 750 65 38 +31 6 4382 2637 _____________________ [Description: http://widget.sbpad6.nl/alpe_email.pl?nick=frank] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From resident.deity at gmail.com Thu Feb 7 09:46:57 2013 From: resident.deity at gmail.com (a) Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2013 15:46:57 +0000 Subject: [Nikto-discuss] False positive or not? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: This looks like its a false positive off test 818; which is testing for a XSS in the pic parameter of phpimageview.php. There should be an exception case to catch this. Is there any chance you could do a test with -D dvs on this. To cut down the size of the debug file, you can edit db_tests and alter the 3rd column of test 818 and put in a "z", then run Nikto like: nikto.pl -host vulnerable -D dvs -Tuning z -Plugins tests -no404 One of these days I'll put in a way of doing this easily, probably something like "-Plugins tests(tids:818)", suggestions would be appreciated. On 7 February 2013 14:24, Frank Breedijk wrote: > Recently we got some results from Nikto which we regard as false > positives.**** > > ** ** > > >telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 80**** > > Trying xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx...**** > > Connected to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx **** > > Escape character is '^]'.**** > > GET /phpimageview.php?pic=javascript:alert('Vulnerable') HTTP/1.1**** > > Host: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx**** > > ** ** > > HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently**** > > Set-Cookie: ARPT=PZUZILSpws1CKIOL; path=/**** > > Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:19:39 GMT**** > > Server: Microsoft-IIS/6.0**** > > X-Powered-By: ASP.NET**** > > Location: > https://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/phpimageview.php?pic=javascript:alert('Vulnerable > ')**** > > Content-Length: 297**** > > Content-type: text/html**** > > ** ** > > **** > > **** > > 301 Moved Permanently**** > > **** > >

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What do people want in a > reporting system? > > > _______________________________________________ > Nikto-discuss mailing list > Nikto-discuss at attrition.org > https://attrition.org/mailman/listinfo/nikto-discuss > > -- http://www.cirt.net | http://richsec.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From resident.deity at gmail.com Thu Feb 7 10:10:40 2013 From: resident.deity at gmail.com (a) Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2013 16:10:40 +0000 Subject: [Nikto-discuss] False positive or not? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Just thought: you can minimise output by just switching on stuff like verbose and debug only for the tests plugin, using: nikto.pl -host vulnerable -D s -Tuning z -Plugins tests -no404(debug,verbose) On 7 February 2013 15:46, a wrote: > This looks like its a false positive off test 818; which is testing for a > XSS in the pic parameter of phpimageview.php. > There should be an exception case to catch this. > > Is there any chance you could do a test with -D dvs on this. To cut down > the size of the debug file, you can edit db_tests and alter the 3rd column > of test 818 and put in a "z", then run Nikto like: > > nikto.pl -host vulnerable -D dvs -Tuning z -Plugins tests -no404 > > One of these days I'll put in a way of doing this easily, probably > something like "-Plugins tests(tids:818)", suggestions would be appreciated. > > > On 7 February 2013 14:24, Frank Breedijk wrote: > >> Recently we got some results from Nikto which we regard as false >> positives.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> >telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 80**** >> >> Trying xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx...**** >> >> Connected to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx **** >> >> Escape character is '^]'.**** >> >> GET /phpimageview.php?pic=javascript:alert('Vulnerable') HTTP/1.1**** >> >> Host: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx**** >> >> ** ** >> >> HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently**** >> >> Set-Cookie: ARPT=PZUZILSpws1CKIOL; path=/**** >> >> Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:19:39 GMT**** >> >> Server: Microsoft-IIS/6.0**** >> >> X-Powered-By: ASP.NET**** >> >> Location: >> https://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/phpimageview.php?pic=javascript:alert('Vulnerable >> ')**** >> >> Content-Length: 297**** >> >> Content-type: text/html**** >> >> ** ** >> >> **** >> >> **** >> >> 301 Moved Permanently**** >> >> **** >> >>

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**** >>> >>> Connection closed by foreign host.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> I understand my the rule triggers, the URL is echoed back apparently >>> unescaped. However the double quotes neutralize the XSS and if you insert a >>> ? in the URL the webserver actually returns a 400 Bad Request.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Kind regards, >>> Frank Breedijk >>> >>> >>> Schuberg Philis >>> Boeing Avenue 271 >>> 1119 PD Schiphol-Rijk >>> schubergphilis.com >>> >>> +31 20 750 65 38 >>> +31 6 4382 2637 >>> _____________________ **** >>> >>> [image: Description: http://widget.sbpad6.nl/alpe_email.pl?nick=frank] >>> **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Nikto-discuss mailing list >>> Nikto-discuss at attrition.org >>> https://attrition.org/mailman/listinfo/nikto-discuss >>> >>> >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rob.taschler at gmail.com Wed Feb 27 12:09:03 2013 From: rob.taschler at gmail.com (Rob Taschler) Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:09:03 -0500 Subject: [Nikto-discuss] Multiple roots from a single scan? In-Reply-To: Pine.LNX.4.64.0804012318240.32463@forced.attrition.org References: Pine.LNX.4.64.0804012318240.32463@forced.attrition.org Message-ID: <512E4BBF.7020305@gmail.com> I'm curious if nikto was ever modified to allow multiple roots for a target to be passed in the host file. From sullo at cirt.net Wed Feb 27 13:04:33 2013 From: sullo at cirt.net (Sullo) Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:04:33 -0500 Subject: [Nikto-discuss] Multiple roots from a single scan? In-Reply-To: <512E4BBF.7020305@gmail.com> References: <512E4BBF.7020305@gmail.com> Message-ID: No, it wasn't... guessing (at least in large part) because a ticket was never opened and everyone forgot :-) I'm not in a place where I can log into github, but if someone can open a ticket at least we won't forget this time... https://github.com/sullo/nikto Thanks! On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 1:09 PM, Rob Taschler wrote: > I'm curious if nikto was ever modified to allow multiple roots for a > target to be passed in the host file. > _______________________________________________ > Nikto-discuss mailing list > Nikto-discuss at attrition.org > https://attrition.org/mailman/listinfo/nikto-discuss > -- http://cirt.net | http://richsec.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: