Exercise: Perform web scraping and vulnerability scanning using the Nikto tool

  1. Open a terminal in Kali Linux and type “nikto -h <target website>” to perform a basic web
    scraping and vulnerability scanning using Nikto.
  2. To save the output to a file, use the “-o” option followed by the path to the output file (e.g.
    “nikto -h <target website> -o <output file>”)
  3. To specify a specific port, use the “-p” option followed by the port number (e.g. “nikto -h
    <target website> -p 8080″)
  4. To only show the results for a specific plugin, use the “-plug” option followed by the plugin
    name (e.g. “nikto -h <target website> -plug <plugin name>”)
  5. To specify a specific username and password for basic authentication, use the “-id” option
    followed by the username and password (e.g. “nikto -h <target website> -id
    username:password”)
  6. To check for specific vulnerabilities, use the “-Tuning” option followed by the vulnerability
    name (e.g. “nikto -h <target website> -Tuning <vulnerability name>”)
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