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Do you want to scan your website to find all the Vulnerabilities at your web site
try netsparker :)

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@ms haker suggested a commercial scanner and said they use Wapiti; then asked how to use Wapiti. Short, practical primer: Wapiti is an open‑source, command‑line dynamic scanner that crawls pages, finds input points, and attempts common injections. It is useful for quick checks but not a replacement for manual testing, code review, or secure SDLC practices. See the project docs for options and modules: Wapiti on GitHub.

Practical workflow to get useful results: install from the official repo or your distro/package manager and run only against an authorized staging copy that mirrors production. Configure authentication so the crawler reaches logged‑in areas, limit scope to your domain or specific paths, exclude destructive endpoints (payments, DB admin actions), and throttle requests to avoid service disruption. Export reports and immediately reproduce any high/critical finding manually before accepting it as real.

Triage and remediation tips: expect false positives—validate flagged issues with manual requests or a proxy. Prioritize by exploitability and impact (auth bypass, SQLi, RCE first). Typical fixes include parameterized queries, output encoding, proper session handling, and least privilege. Combine dynamic scans with static analysis and manual business logic checks for best coverage. For methodology and follow‑up testing, the OWASP Web Security Testing Guide is a solid reference: OWASP WSTG, and OWASP ZAP is a good free interactive tool: OWASP ZAP.

Legal and safety note: do not scan systems you do not own or have explicit permission to test. Schedule scans, back up data, and coordinate with operations to avoid surprises.

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thanks for sharing. I am currently using wapiti which is written in python.

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but I want to know how to use wapiti :)

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