XSS vulnerabilities (Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities) are often overshadowed by their big cousin, the infamous SQL Injection. This does not make them any less effective or deadly. XSS and SQL Injection attacks are similar in the way they inject malicious code. The difference is that an…
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FAQ: What additional features does Acunetix WVS include?
The following features complete the Acunetix WVS scanning arsenal: Innovative AcuSensor technology Web server configuration detection Web server security scan (Port Scanner) against services such as DNS, SSH etc Dictionary (brute force) attacker to test password strength of login pages or HTTP authentication Report Generator…
FAQ: Why does Acunetix WVS detect pages that don’t exist on my website?
Some websites are designed to use custom 404 error pages instead of a web browser’s standard error page because they can be branded and made to contain links to other important pages. If your website uses custom 404 error pages which generate different error codes,…
Creating custom vulnerability checks for Acunetix WVS
You can reach the latest technical information here: Adding Custom Vulnerability Checks to Your Acunetix Installation Vulnerability checks in Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner consists of two files; *.script – The actual vulnerability check written in JavaScript. Such scripts are stored in the <C:\ProgramData\Acunetix WVS x\Data\Scripts>…