graph TD
A[Start] --> B(Enter the target URL to be scanned)
B --> C{Is the URL valid?}
C --> |Yes| D[Scan the URL using Nikto scanner]
C --> |No| E[Show error message Invalid URL]
D --> F[Send various HTTP requests to the target URL]
F --> G[Analyze the responses to the HTTP requests]
G --> H{Are there any vulnerabilities or misconfigurations?}
H --> |Yes| I[Add the vulnerability or misconfiguration to the list]
H --> |No| J[Return No vulnerabilities or misconfigurations found]
I --> K{Is the vulnerability or misconfiguration in the SANS Top 25 list?}
K --> |Yes| L[Return the vulnerability or misconfiguration with its severity level and how to fix it]
K --> |No| J
L --> M[End]
J --> M[End]
E --> M[End]
I'll try to put it in easy way as:
To use Nikto, a program that scans for vulnerabilities, the "subprocess" module is used to run it in the background. The output will be in text format and shown on the screen. To find vulnerabilities, we use regular expressions to extract information about the vulnerability's name and severity. The information is then matched against the SANS Top 25 list using a case-insensitive search.
I'll try to put it in easy way as: To use Nikto, a program that scans for vulnerabilities, the "subprocess" module is used to run it in the background. The output will be in text format and shown on the screen. To find vulnerabilities, we use regular expressions to extract information about the vulnerability's name and severity. The information is then matched against the SANS Top 25 list using a case-insensitive search.