Working with URLBrute Tool in Kali Linux OS

Example 1: Default options

./urlbrute dir -u w3wiki.org -w common.txt

In this example, we are performing a simple scan on the target domain https://w3wiki.org.

We have got the results of our scan.

Example 2: Showing 404 status code

./urlbrute dir -u w3wiki.org -w common.txt --code 404

In this example, we are only displaying the results which returns the 400 response code.

We have got the results with only  400 status codes.

Example 3: Changing user-agent

./urlbrute dir -u w3wiki.org -w common.txt –useragent w3wiki

In this example, we are changing the user-agent value.

We have changed the user-agent value to w3wiki.

Example 4: Searching for DNS

./urlbrute dns -d w3wiki.org -w domain.txt –ip

In this example, we are searching for DNS on w3wiki.org

We have got the results of our DNS search.

Brute-Forcing is the technique of matching the credentials like Usernames, Passwords, OTPs for unauthenticated access to the target domain. The list of words are been tested against the target to get the exact credentials. All this process is done through automated tools. URLBrute is an automated tool developed in the Golang language which can be beneficial to penetration testers while testing the web application. URLBrute performs brute-forcing for the identification of directories and files on the target domain. These directories and files can contain some valuable information about the target. URLBrute tool is available on the GitHub platform, it’s free and open-source to use.