Vulnerability Scanner Python - Part 2

When we talk of service scanning using open source scripts, the first thing that comes to mind is making use of various NSE scripts to get the service versions and associated vulnerabilities with the configured services. Now, in a typical manual network penetration test, we not only make use of NSE scripts to get the job done, we also use various Ruby, Perl, and Bash scripts, and Java class files. We also run Metasploit auxiliary modules for service scanning and exploit modules to exploit vulnerabilities and to create a POC. We may also run various Kali tools, such as Nikto for web scanning, or SQLmap, w3af, and Wireshark to capture clear-text usernames and passwords for improperly configured FTP or SSH services. All of these tools and scripts produce a huge information pool that a tester needs to enumerate manually and consolidate. False...