Working with Pyfiscan Tool on Kali Linux OS

Example 1: Scans directories recursively

python3 pyfiscan.py -r /home/kali/Desktop/

In this example, the tool has detected the version of common web applications in Linux servers.

Example 2: Version

python3 pyfiscan.py --version

In this example, we are printing the version of the tool.

Technologies used while developing the web-based application also matters in Penetration Testing. The version of technologies can contain any vulnerability if it is outdated. So Updated Version should be in use for development.  Pyfiscan is the Python language-based tool used as a vulnerability version scanner that detects the outdated versions in the Linux Servers. Pyfiscan tool is available on the GitHub community. It’s an open-source and free-to-use tool. Pyfiscan tool also contains a sub-tool to create email alerts using templates.

Note: Make Sure You have Python Installed on your System, as this is a python-based tool. Click to check the Installation process – Python Installation Steps on Linux