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Web Scanning with Nikto & Nuclei: The Unfiltered Guide
Lemme Show You How I Scan for Real Vulnerabilities Like a Human Hacker
So, you wanna find web vulns?
Cool. You’ve got a domain. Maybe target.com. You’ve done some recon. Found a few subdomains and some juicy-looking directories. Now what?
Now it’s time to scan for vulnerabilities.
And lemme be real with you — 90% of folks stop at recon. But that next phase? That’s where the real bugs hide.
In this guide, I’m gonna walk you through Nikto and Nuclei, two of the most underrated and powerful tools for web vuln scanning. I’ll show you all the options that actually matter, how to use wordlists (yep, we’re bringing in SecLists again), and how I personally use these tools to catch low-hanging fruit — and sometimes high-severity bugs.
Let’s Start With Nikto
What is Nikto?
Nikto is like that old-school hacker friend who never lets you down. It scans for outdated software, misconfigurations, default files, known issues, and even interesting HTTP…
