Feroxbuster is a powerful forced browsing tool written in Rust. It's designed for content discovery through brute-force directory enumeration. Key features include:
- Recursive Scanning: Recursively explores directories to uncover hidden content.
- Multi-protocol Support: Supports HTTP and HTTPS protocols.
- Customizable Wordlists: Uses wordlists to intelligently guess directory and file names.
- Proxy Support: Allows traffic to be proxied through tools like Burp Suite.
- Status Code Filtering: Filters results based on HTTP status codes.
- Extensible: Supports adding custom headers and query parameters.
Use cases include:
- Identifying hidden directories and files on web servers.
- Discovering sensitive information exposed through unlinked resources.
- Penetration testing and vulnerability assessments.
- Automating content discovery during web application reconnaissance.
