Sitadel-Web Application Security Scanner in Kali Linux

Sitadel is a free and open-source web application vulnerability scanner. In order to find numerous vulnerabilities, the tool uses the black-box technique. This tool offers a command-line interface that we can run on the Kali Linux terminal to scan hosts and domains. The interactive console has a variety of useful features, including command completion and contextual help. Sitadel offers a strong platform for conducting open-source web-based reconnaissance and gathering all relevant information about the target. Because this tool is written in the Python programming language, we must have Python installed on our Kali Linux system.

Features of Sitadel:

• Sitadel is used for Plugin system detection.
• We can use Sitadel for content delivery network detection.
• By using Sitadel, security researchers can define the risk levels for scans.

Installation

The following steps are used to install Sitadel:

Step 1: First, we have to use the following command in order to install the tool on our Kali Linux operating system.

Step 2: Next, we have to use the below command to move into the directory of the tool.

Step 3: Next, we have to use the following command in order to install the pip package.

Step 4: After the installation of the pip package, we have to run the following commands:

Step 3: Then, we will use the following command to run the tool;

The tool is running successfully. Now we will look at some instances of how to use this tool.

Usages:

Example 1: We can use this tool to find missing security headers of the domain.

Example 2: With the help of the Sitadel tool, we can find the risk levels.