Thursday 23 August 2012



The majority of the penetration testers are using the Mozilla Firefox as a web browser for their pentest activities.This article will introduce the firefox addons that can be used for a web application penetration test.

1) Firebug
It is useful for the debugging tools that can help you tracking rogue javascript code on servers.

2) User Agent Switcher
You can use this extension to change the user agent of your browser.Useful for web application penetration tests that you want to check and the mobile versions of the websites.

3) Hackbar
Useful for SQL injection and XSS attacks.It includes also tools for URL and HEX encoding/decoding and many more.

4) HttpFox
Monitor and analyze all the incoming and outgoing HTTP traffic between your browser and the web server.

5) Live HTTP Headers
View the HTTP headers of a website instantly.

6) Tamper Data
View and modify HTTP/HTTPS headers and post parameters.

7) ShowIP
Shows the IP of the current page in the status bar.It also includes information like the hostname,the ISP,the country and the city.

8) OSVDB
Open Source Vulnerability Database Search.

9) Packet Storm search plugin
Search the packet storm database for exploits,tools and advisories.

10) Offsec Exploit-db Search
Search the Exploit-db archive.

11) Security Focus Vulnerabilities Search Plugin
Search for vulnerabilities in the Security Focus

12) Cookie Watcher
Watch the selected cookie in the status bar.

13) Header Spy
Shows HTTP Headers on status bar

14) Groundspeed
Manipulate the application user interface.

15) CipherFox
Displays the current SSL/TLS cipher and certificate on the status bar.

16) XSS Me
Tool for testing reflected XSS vulnerabilities.

17) SQL Inject Me
Extension to test SQL Injection vulnerabilities.

18) Wappalyzer
Discover technologies and applications that are used on websites.

19) Poster
Make HTTP requests,interact with web services and watch the output.

20) Javascript Deobfuscator
Show the JavaScript code that are running on web pages.

21) Modify Headers
Modify HTTP request headers.

22) FoxyProxy
Advanced proxy management tool.

23) FlagFox
Displays a country flag for the location of the web server.It also includes tools such as Whois,Geotool,Ping,Alexa etc.

24) Greasemonkey
Customize the way a webpage behaves by using small bits of JavaScript.

25) Domain Details
Displays Server Type, Headers, IP Address, Location Flag, and links to Whois Reports.

26) Websecurify
Useful for security assessments in web applications.

27) XSSed Search
Search the cross-site scripting database at XSSed.Com

28) ViewStatePeeker
ASP.NET viewstate viewer.

29) CryptoFox
CryptoFox is an encryption/decryption tool for cracking MD5 passwords.

30) WorldIP
Location of the web server,IP,Datacenter,Ping,Traceroute,RDNS,AS etc.

31) Server Spy
Unveils the technology of the web server (Apache, IIS etc.)

32) Default Passwords
Search CIRT.net default password database.

33) Snort IDS Rule Search
Search for Snort IDS Rules.

By PentestLab

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