WAScan - web application security scanner in Kali Linux Last Updated : 23 Jul, 2025 Comments Improve Suggest changes Like Article Like Report WAScan stands for Web Application Scanner. It is an open-source web application vulnerability scanner. The tool uses the technique of black-box to find various vulnerabilities. This technique will not scan the whole source code of a web application but work like a fuzzer Which means it scans the pages of the whole website or web application. This tool extracts links and forms of the web application and scans one by one to find vulnerabilities. Wascan provides a powerful environment in which open source web-based reconnaissance can be conducted and you can gather all information about the target. This tool is written in python language you must have python language installed in your kali Linux operating system. Installation: Step 1: Use the following command to install the tool in your kali Linux operating system. git clone https://github.com/m4ll0k/WAScan wascan Step 2: Now use the following command to move into the directory of the tool. You have to move in the directory in order to run the tool. cd WAScan Step 3: You are in the directory of the WAScan. Now you have to install a dependency of the WAScan using the following command. pip install BeautifulSoup Step 4: All the dependencies have been installed in your kali Linux operating system. Now use the following command to run the tool. python wascan.py The wascan tool has been downloaded and installed successfully. Now we will see examples to use the tool. Usages: Example 1: Use the wascan to scan a domain for fingerprints/footprints. python wascan.py --url <domain> --scan 0 Example 2: Use the wascan to scan a domain for attacks. python wascan.py --url <domain> --scan 1 Comment More info M mohdshariq Follow Improve Article Tags : Linux-Unix Kali-Linux Linux-Tools Explore Linux/Unix Tutorial 10 min read Getting Started with LinuxWhat is Linux Operating System 10 min read LINUX Full Form - Lovable Intellect Not Using XP 2 min read Difference between Linux and Windows 7 min read What are Linux Distributions ? 8 min read Difference between Unix and Linux 5 min read Installation with LinuxHow to Install Arch Linux in VirtualBox? 7 min read Fedora Linux Operating System 12 min read How to install Ubuntu on VirtualBox? 6 min read How to Install Linux Mint? 3 min read How to Install Kali Linux on Windows? 2 min read How to Install Linux on Windows PowerShell Subsystem? 2 min read How to Find openSUSE Linux Version? 2 min read How to Install CentOS 2 min read Linux CommandsLinux Commands 15+ min read Essential Unix Commands 7 min read How to Find a File in Linux | Find Command 9 min read Linux File SystemLinux File System 12 min read Linux File Hierarchy Structure 6 min read Linux Directory Structure 6 min read Linux KernelLinux Kernel 4 min read Kernel in Operating System 3 min read How Linux Kernel Boots? 11 min read Difference between Operating System and Kernel 3 min read Linux Kernel Module Programming: Hello World Program 7 min read Linux Loadable Kernel Module 7 min read Loadable Kernel Module - Linux Device Driver Development 4 min read Linux Networking ToolsNetwork configuration and troubleshooting commands in Linux 5 min read How to configure network interfaces in CentOS? 5 min read Command-Line Tools and Utilities For Network Management in Linux 8 min read Linux - Network Monitoring Tools 4 min read Linux ProcessProcesses in Linux/Unix 6 min read How to Manage Process in Linux 4 min read Getting System and Process Information Using C Programming and Shell in Linux 2 min read Process states and Transitions in a UNIX Process 4 min read Linux FirewallLINUX Firewall 7 min read iptables command in Linux with Examples 7 min read How to Configure your Linux Firewall - 3 Methods 12 min read Shell Scripting & Bash ScriptingIntroduction to Linux Shell and Shell Scripting 8 min read What is Terminal, Console, Shell and Kernel? 5 min read How to Create a Shell Script in linux 7 min read Shell Scripting - Different types of Variables 4 min read Bash Scripting - Introduction to Bash and Bash Scripting 12 min read Bash Script - Define Bash Variables and its types 12 min read Shell Scripting - Shell Variables 6 min read Bash Script - Difference between Bash Script and Shell Script 4 min read Shell Scripting - Difference between Korn Shell and Bash shell 3 min read Shell Scripting - Interactive and Non-Interactive Shell 3 min read Shell Script to Show the Difference Between echo â$SHELLâ and echo â$SHELLâ 4 min read Like