Nmap 7.70 Cannot run the script...

[Mod233]

when I use:

➜  Scanner-Tool nmap -v
Starting Nmap 7.70SVN ( https://nmap.org ) at 2018-05-31 10:18 CST
Read data files from: /usr/local/bin/../share/nmap
WARNING: No targets were specified, so 0 hosts scanned.
Nmap done: 0 IP addresses (0 hosts up) scanned in 0.02 seconds

➜  Scanner-Tool sudo nmap -sV --script vulners 95.163.200.165         
Starting Nmap 7.70SVN ( https://nmap.org ) at 2018-05-31 10:19 CST
NSE: failed to initialize the script engine:
/usr/local/bin/../share/nmap/nse_main.lua:823: 'vulners' did not match a category, filename, or directory
stack traceback:
    [C]: in function 'error'
    /usr/local/bin/../share/nmap/nse_main.lua:823: in local 'get_chosen_scripts'
    /usr/local/bin/../share/nmap/nse_main.lua:1315: in main chunk
    [C]: in ?

QUITTING!

...

[GMedian]

Hi!

Can you make sure you have actually located the script in the required directory? Like you might be using another installation of nmap, perhaps.

[safir2306]

Hi There :-) I would love to be able to use the vulners script but so far i am having the same issues as the previous comment above with the same output error. I have placed the script in the correct directory and using latest nmap 7.70 version.

Have you been able to replicate this error using nmap version 7.70?

Cheers

[safir2306]

Found a workaround for it. Seems like i need to cd directly to the nmap/scripts/ directory and launch vulners directly from the directory for the script to work.

Hope this helps

Cheers

[Mod233]

@safir2306 thx for your great help. I fixed the problem. It's all my fault that i did not cd in the right directory.

[drwetter]

Did you guys run --script-updatedb ? For me (Linux) it just worked then

[safir2306]

Hey mate,

No worries glad i could help out.

Cheers

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Did you guys run --script-updatedb ? For me (Linux) it just worked then

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[hktalent]

@safir2306 @drwetter @Mod233 @GMedian

nmap --script-updatedb
Starting Nmap 7.70 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2018-11-18 16:28 CST
NSE: Updating rule database.
NSE: Failed to load /usr/bin/../share/nmap/scripts//ajp-methods.nse:
/usr/bin/../share/nmap/scripts//ajp-methods.nse:4: module 'stringaux' not found:
    NSE failed to find nselib/stringaux.lua in search paths.
    no field package.preload['stringaux']
    no file '/usr/local/share/lua/5.3/stringaux.lua'
    no file '/usr/local/share/lua/5.3/stringaux/init.lua'
    no file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.3/stringaux.lua'
    no file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.3/stringaux/init.lua'
    no file '/usr/share/lua/5.3/stringaux.lua'
    no file '/usr/share/lua/5.3/stringaux/init.lua'
    no file './stringaux.lua'
    no file './stringaux/init.lua'
    no file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.3/stringaux.so'
    no file '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/lua/5.3/stringaux.so'
    no file '/usr/lib/lua/5.3/stringaux.so'
    no file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.3/loadall.so'
    no file './stringaux.so'
stack traceback:
    [C]: in function 'require'
    /usr/bin/../share/nmap/scripts//ajp-methods.nse:4: in function </usr/bin/../share/nmap/scripts//ajp-methods.nse:1>
NSE: failed to initialize the script engine:
/usr/bin/../share/nmap/nse_main.lua:619: could not load script
stack traceback:
    [C]: in function 'error'
    /usr/bin/../share/nmap/nse_main.lua:619: in field 'new'
    /usr/bin/../share/nmap/nse_main.lua:1296: in main chunk
    [C]: in ?

QUITTING!

[Kristoff-Slayer]

I am sorry but what is the fix here? I am getting the same issue as the original posters. I have ls'd my way into the /usr/share/nmap/scripts directory and found all the scripts but it does not work when I try to load it.

[xx-zhang]

I have tryed what all of you said such as upgrade db but no use.

my env:

• kali3 2019.1
• nmap 7.70
• target(192.168.3.214) is rapid7/metasploitable3-ub1404

what such that i have runed.

[40withabeam]

Following : https://null-byte.wonderhowto.com/how-to/easily-detect-cves-with-nmap-scripts-0181925/ is probably what you did there tutorial is awful in my opinion you will run into the error "/usr/local/bin/../share/nmap/nse_main.lua:823: 'vulners' did not match a category, filename, or directory stack traceback: [C]: in function 'error' /usr/local/bin/../share/nmap/nse_main.lua:823: in local 'get_chosen_scripts' /usr/local/bin/../share/nmap/nse_main.lua:1315: in main chunk [C]: in ?

QUITTING!" the way I fixed this was by using the command: cd /usr/share/nmap/scripts nmap -sV --script=vulscan/vulscan.nse nmap -sV --script=vulscan/vulscan.nse -sV -p22 50...* (or what ever command you desire)

If it still isn't make sure you installed it correctly: cd /usr/share/nmap/scripts git clone https://github.com/scipag/vulscan scipag_vulscan ln -s pwd/scipag_vulscan /usr/share/nmap/scripts/vulscan

Have a good day m8 cheers

[thaRealMrMeeseks]

Following : https://null-byte.wonderhowto.com/how-to/easily-detect-cves-with-nmap-scripts-0181925/ is probably what you did there tutorial is awful in my opinion you will run into the error "/usr/local/bin/../share/nmap/nse_main.lua:823: 'vulners' did not match a category, filename, or directory stack traceback: [C]: in function 'error' /usr/local/bin/../share/nmap/nse_main.lua:823: in local 'get_chosen_scripts' /usr/local/bin/../share/nmap/nse_main.lua:1315: in main chunk [C]: in ?

QUITTING!" the way I fixed this was by using the command: cd /usr/share/nmap/scripts nmap -sV --script=vulscan/vulscan.nse nmap -sV --script=vulscan/vulscan.nse -sV -p22 50...* (or what ever command you desire)

If it still isn't make sure you installed it correctly: cd /usr/share/nmap/scripts git clone https://github.com/scipag/vulscan scipag_vulscan ln -s pwd/scipag_vulscan /usr/share/nmap/scripts/vulscan

Have a good day m8 cheers

Following : https://null-byte.wonderhowto.com/how-to/easily-detect-cves-with-nmap-scripts-0181925/ is probably what you did there tutorial is awful in my opinion you will run into the error "/usr/local/bin/../share/nmap/nse_main.lua:823: 'vulners' did not match a category, filename, or directory stack traceback: [C]: in function 'error' /usr/local/bin/../share/nmap/nse_main.lua:823: in local 'get_chosen_scripts' /usr/local/bin/../share/nmap/nse_main.lua:1315: in main chunk [C]: in ?

QUITTING!" the way I fixed this was by using the command: cd /usr/share/nmap/scripts nmap -sV --script=vulscan/vulscan.nse nmap -sV --script=vulscan/vulscan.nse -sV -p22 50...* (or what ever command you desire)

If it still isn't make sure you installed it correctly: cd /usr/share/nmap/scripts git clone https://github.com/scipag/vulscan scipag_vulscan ln -s pwd/scipag_vulscan /usr/share/nmap/scripts/vulscan

Have a good day m8 cheers

I did these and still doesnt work

[Aholicknight]

having the same problem on windows. I tried to update it and this error shows up: C:\Program Files (x86)\Nmap/nse_main.lua:823: 'updatedb' did not match a category, filename, or directory

[tpa10]

I followed the above mentioned tutorial and had exactly the same problem. To get this to work "as expected" (i.e. no dependency on what directory i was in, etc, etc). I did the following;

1. (as root) removed the "vulns" symlink in /usr/share/nmap/scripts
2. (as root) cd to where my git clone resided and did a "cp -r scipag_vulscan /usr/share/nmap/scripts/vulscan. (eliminate any potential file ownership conflicts, since the tutorial didn't mention being root when doing the git-clone or re-setting ownership afterwords, but EVERYTHING in the scripts directory has root ownership, at least on Fedora based systems using yum/rpm to install nmap).
3. cd /usr/share/nmap/scripts
4. cp vulscan/vulscan.nse . (We now have a copy of the actual script inside the "official" scripts directory that nmap searches, which was the core error most people were seeing: w/o that script in the proper directory or some override on the command line, you get the "script doesn't meet some criteria" snotgram.
5. (still as root), ran "nmap --script-updatedb"

I am now able to run this script W/O root privileges, regardless of what directory I'm in. ex: ]$ whoami

]$ nmap -sV --script=vulscan.nse

Starting Nmap 6.47 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2020-05-22 10:44 PDT Nmap scan report for (target.ip.address) Host is up (0.00051s latency). Not shown: 996 closed ports PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 22/tcp open ssh OpenSSH 7.4 (protocol 2.0) | vulscan: VulDB - https://vuldb.com: ...etc, etc, etc...

Hope this is helpful/useful.

[vanilla-unicorn]

Found a workaround for it. Seems like i need to cd directly to the nmap/scripts/ directory and launch vulners directly from the directory for the script to work.

Hope this helps

Cheers

This worked like magic, thanks for noting this.

[pawlub422]

Have you tried to add that directory to the path?

On 8/19/2020 10:54 PM, Joel Santiago wrote:

Found a workaround for it. Seems like i need to cd directly to the
nmap/scripts/ directory and laHunch vulners directly from the
directory for the script to work.

Hope this helps

Cheers

This worked like magic, thanks for noting this.

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[rainishjj]

I met the same issue.You should go to this directory /usr/share/nmap/script or /usr/local/share/nmap/script to check if there exists vulners.nse file. If no, copy it to this path. then it works

[Hakim1195]

If you still have the same error after this:

cd /usr/share/nmap/scripts git clone https://github.com/scipag/vulscan scipag_vulscan ln -s pwd/scipag_vulscan /usr/share/nmap/scripts/vulscan

you have to copy the script vulscan.nse (you'll find it in scipag_vulscan) in /usr/share/nmap/scripts

cp vulscan.nse /usr/share/nmap/scripts

[SirKnightV]

If you still have the same error after this:

cd /usr/share/nmap/scripts git clone https://github.com/scipag/vulscan scipag_vulscan ln -s pwd/scipag_vulscan /usr/share/nmap/scripts/vulscan

you have to copy the script vulscan.nse (you'll find it in scipag_vulscan) in /usr/share/nmap/scripts

cp vulscan.nse /usr/share/nmap/scripts

this working 100 % , thank you sir.

[jayakrishnanvkm]

when I use:

➜  Scanner-Tool nmap -v
Starting Nmap 7.70SVN ( https://nmap.org ) at 2018-05-31 10:18 CST
Read data files from: /usr/local/bin/../share/nmap
WARNING: No targets were specified, so 0 hosts scanned.
Nmap done: 0 IP addresses (0 hosts up) scanned in 0.02 seconds

➜  Scanner-Tool sudo nmap -sV --script vulners 95.163.200.165         
Starting Nmap 7.70SVN ( https://nmap.org ) at 2018-05-31 10:19 CST
NSE: failed to initialize the script engine:
/usr/local/bin/../share/nmap/nse_main.lua:823: 'vulners' did not match a category, filename, or directory
stack traceback:
  [C]: in function 'error'
  /usr/local/bin/../share/nmap/nse_main.lua:823: in local 'get_chosen_scripts'
  /usr/local/bin/../share/nmap/nse_main.lua:1315: in main chunk
  [C]: in ?

QUITTING!

...

try nmap -sV --script vuln

[sarah-albassam]

when I use:

➜  Scanner-Tool nmap -v
Starting Nmap 7.70SVN ( https://nmap.org ) at 2018-05-31 10:18 CST
Read data files from: /usr/local/bin/../share/nmap
WARNING: No targets were specified, so 0 hosts scanned.
Nmap done: 0 IP addresses (0 hosts up) scanned in 0.02 seconds

➜  Scanner-Tool sudo nmap -sV --script vulners 95.163.200.165         
Starting Nmap 7.70SVN ( https://nmap.org ) at 2018-05-31 10:19 CST
NSE: failed to initialize the script engine:
/usr/local/bin/../share/nmap/nse_main.lua:823: 'vulners' did not match a category, filename, or directory
stack traceback:
    [C]: in function 'error'
    /usr/local/bin/../share/nmap/nse_main.lua:823: in local 'get_chosen_scripts'
    /usr/local/bin/../share/nmap/nse_main.lua:1315: in main chunk
    [C]: in ?

QUITTING!

...

try nmap -sV --script vuln

thank you! this worked for me

[julian1000]

I have tried all solutions above and nothing works, i have run the script in different formats as well. here are a few of the formats i have tried. I am running as root user. Also i am in the /usr/share/nmap/scripts dir. i also have vulscan.nse and even vulners.nse in this dir. Using the kali OS. Ihave

nmap -p 445 --script smb-enum-shares 192.168.100.57 nmap -p 445 --script smb-enum-shares.nse 192.168.100.57 nmap -p 445 --script smb-enum-shares.nse 192.168.100.57 nmap -p 445 --script smb-enum-shares.nse 192.168.100.57

below is a screenshot of scripts dir with vulscan showing. right side of the image showing smb-enum-shares.nse, maybe there's something wrong in there i am not seeing.

[julian1000]

appended local with l in nano, that was one issue i found but

[GMedian]

Hello.

Please stop discussing scripts that do not relate to the repository. The only script in view is vulners.nse and NOT vulscan or any other. Using any other script will not bring you results from vulners.

The problem we have here can ONLY lies on your side as the error from the original post as well as subsequent ones show that nmap is unable to locate the vulners.nse script. This can be for several reasons I mentioned before:

• you may have several installments of nmap on your machine
• you may have problems with your PATH
• you didn't run --script-updatedb (which requires a separate nmap run)

Unfortunatelly, I can't say what exactly is the reason you get the mentioned error, but what is clear - it is not a problem with the code itself, otherwise the error would have been about the code rather than script placement.

Note that if you just don't receive an output from vulners.nse (i.e. you don't get the error at the start, but neither do you receive info on the found vulnerabilities) it may mean you are scanning a site with no known vulnerabilities.

[GMedian]

I will now close the issue since it has veered off the original question too much.

[Chuy367]

nmap -sV --script=vulscan/vulscan.nse "host-ip"