Vulnerability identification using Nmap
The Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE) is one of the most powerful features of Nmap. It enables penetration testers and security researchers to create, automate, and perform customized scanning on targeted systems. When working with NSE, the scanning techniques are usually aggressive and have the potential to cause unexpected data loss or even crash the targeted system. However, NSE allows a penetration tester to easily identify security vulnerabilities and determine whether the target is exploitable.
If the organization is sensitive to disruption or includes Operational Technology (OT) assets, the penetration tester should get explicit written permission to run aggressive scripts.
There are 600+ pre-built scripts that belong to the following NSE categories:
- Auth: This category contains scripts that scan a targeted system to identify whether authentication bypass is possible.
- Broadcast: This category contains scripts...
