
This could allow the user agent to render the content of the site in a different fashion to the MIME type + The X-Content-Type-Options header is not set. + Uncommon header 'link' found, with multiple values: ( rel="", rel=shortlink,) This header can hint to the user agent to protect against some forms of XSS + The X-XSS-Protection header is not defined. + The anti-clickjacking X-Frame-Options header is not present. + Retrieved x-powered-by header: PHP/5.5.9-1ubuntu4.22 Issuer: /C=US/O=Let's Encrypt/CN=Let's Encrypt Authority X3


The web server on the target responds to the Nikto tests as it would any request to the web server, we can see from the results that the target is a WordPress based site. In the example below we are testing the virtual host () on 16x.2xx.2xx.1xx over HTTPS. Starting a Nikto Web Scanįor a simple test we will use test a single host name. Without SSL/TLS support you will not be able to test sites over HTTPS. If there are any errors regarding SSL support it may be necessary to apt install libnet-ssleay-perl.

Version Print plugin and database versions update Update databases and plugins from timeout+ Timeout for requests (default 10 seconds) root+ Prepend root value to all requests, format is /directory Plugins+ List of plugins to run (default: ALL) id+ Host authentication to use, format is id:pass or id:pass:realm dbcheck check database and other key files for syntax errors

You should see the following output after running This should be your results from a working installation: perl You can unpack it with an archive manager tool or use tar and gzip together with this command. On a default installation of Ubuntu, launch a terminal and using a standard user account download the latest version of Nikto. By using a virtual machine you can test Nikto and many other open source security tools without affecting your production workstation. The majority of free security testing tools are developed on and for Linux based systems. For a starters it makes getting tools such as Nikto a very simple process, as well as develop some skills using Linux based operating system that will benefit all aspects of your security testing. Tar -xvzf you are running Microsoft Windows as your main operating system you may find having a virtual machine with Kali Linux or Ubuntu will bring a number of benefits. Tar -xvzf -C /etc/snort/rulesĭownload the rule package that corresponds to your Snort version, for more information on how to retrieve your oinkcode. Download the rule package that corresponds to your Snort version, for more information on how to retreive your oinkcode.
