Web Application

DIRB / dirbuster

Classic content scanners still found in many courses.

beginner

Linux

Enumeration

Authorized testing only. Practice on systems you own, isolated labs, or targets with written permission. Unauthorized access is illegal.

Following older training material or simple path brute force.

dirb URL wordlist; review found objects.

You'll see them everywhere in tutorials — know them, prefer ffuf/ferox.

Commands & usage

dirb https://example.com /usr/share/wordlists/dirb/common.txt

Commands are educational examples. Adapt hosts, paths, and rates to your authorized scope.

ffuf

Fast web fuzzer for directories, vhosts, parameters, and more.

Gobuster

Directory/DNS/vhost brute-forcing tool written in Go.

Feroxbuster

Recursive content discovery tool with smart filtering.

dirsearch

Feature-rich web path scanner in Python.

Wfuzz

Flexible web application fuzzer for params, headers, auth, etc.

Nuclei

Template-based vulnerability scanner with huge community template set.