Acunetix Version 13 build 13.0.200326097 for Windows and Linux has been released. This new build introduces support for Swagger 2.0 and quarterly scheduled scans. In addition, proof of exploit has been implemented for blind SQL Injection vulnerabilities, the scanning engine will now stop and report…
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What Are Import Files and How Do They Help to Scan
An Acunetix crawl can be pre-seeded using various techniques. Pre-seeding an Acunetix crawl with such data gives the Acunetix crawler a head start when scanning a target, while ensuring that the requests already captured using other tools are not missed by the Acunetix crawler. This…
New FAQs for Acunetix v13
We have updated our FAQ library with more common questions and answers, primarily related to the newest release of Acunetix. Here are some of the new articles that you may find useful: What is the proof of exploit in the Acunetix vulnerability alert? How to…
The New Features of the Acunetix v13 User Interface
Acunetix version 13 introduces a new user interface that has been rewritten from the ground up. The new UI has been developed using the latest version of Angular, provides superior user experience, and improves the general usability of Acunetix. The following is a list of…
How many users can I configure in Acunetix?
The number of users that you can configure in Acunetix depends on the edition that you have purchased. Acunetix Standard does not allows for only one user – the same user that is created when installing Acunetix. Acunetix Premium (both on-premises and online) allows for…
New update includes a new scanning algorithm, support for Spring Framework and new vulnerability checks for Ruby on Rails, Jira, Apache Tapestry, Golang, vBulletin, and others
Acunetix version 12 (build 12.0.191121158) has been released. This new build introduces a new scanning algorithm that removes redundant scanning tasks. In addition, the scanning tasks are prioritized in a way that gives dissimilar locations higher scanning priority, improving the time to detect dissimilar vulnerabilities….
New build adds ability to scan for latest vulnerabilities, ad-blocking, session headers, and new vulnerability checks
Acunetix version 12 (build 12.0.190927120) has been released. This new build introduces a number of updates including ad-blocking in the scanner resulting in faster scans, support for Session HTTP headers, the ability to run scans for vulnerabilities introduced in the latest Acunetix update, and the…
New build includes support for OpenSearch and detects vulnerabilities in Oracle BI, Jira, Apache Spark, and Python Code Injection
Acunetix version 12 (build 12.0.190827161) has been released. This new build introduces a number of updates including support for OpenSearch, support for base64 encoded JSON inputs, and discovery and testing of hidden parameters. In addition, new vulnerability checks have been developed for Oracle Business Intelligence,…
New build improves auto-login, detection of DOM XSS, WAFS, CDNs, and reverse proxies
Acunetix version 12 (build 12.0.190703137) has been released. This new build includes a number of updates including a big improvement to Auto-Login, improved detection of DOM XSS, and improved crawling of Spring-based web applications. In addition, a number of vulnerability checks have been reviewed with…