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Feroxbuster ​

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Feroxbuster is a fast, simple, recursive content discovery tool written in Rust, used for brute-forcing directories and files on web servers.

πŸ”— Official Resources ​

πŸš€ Common Commands ​

TaskCommand
Basic directory brute-forcingferoxbuster -u https://target.com -w wordlist.txt
Recursive scanferoxbuster -u https://target.com -w wordlist.txt -r
Scan multiple URLsferoxbuster -u https://target.com,https://example.com -w wordlist.txt

🏷️ Useful Flags ​

FlagDescription
-uTarget URL(s)
-wWordlist file
-rRecursive mode
-tNumber of concurrent threads
-xFile extension(s) to search for (e.g., -x php,txt)
-oOutput file
-HAdd custom header
-kIgnore SSL certificate errors

WARNING

Always have permission before brute-forcing with Feroxbuster. Unauthorized testing is illegal and unethical.

πŸ“š Resources ​

πŸ† HTB CTF Go-To Command ​

A common Feroxbuster command for recursive directory brute-forcing in HTB CTFs:

bash
feroxbuster -u http://10.10.10.10 -w /usr/share/seclists/Discovery/Web-Content/raft-medium-directories.txt -r -o feroxbuster_results.txt
  • -u : Target URL (replace with the actual target IP)
  • -w : Wordlist path
  • -r : Recursive mode
  • -o : Output results to a file