pip install ptwebdiscover
If you're unable to invoke the script from your terminal, it's likely because it's not included in your PATH. You can resolve this issue by executing the following commands, depending on the shell you're using:
For Bash Users
echo "export PATH=\"`python3 -m site --user-base`/bin:\$PATH\"" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrcFor ZSH Users
echo "export PATH=\"`python3 -m site --user-base`/bin:\$PATH\"" >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrcptwebdiscover -u https://www.example.com -src robots.txt sitemap.xml -scy 200
ptwebdiscover -u https://www.example.com -bf -ch lowercase,numbers,123abcdEFG*
ptwebdiscover -u https://www.example.com -bf -lx 4
ptwebdiscover -u https://www.example.com -w
ptwebdiscover -u https://www.example.com -w wordlist.txt
ptwebdiscover -u https://www.example.com -w wordlist.txt --begin_with admin
ptwebdiscover -u https://*.example.com -w wordlist.txt
ptwebdiscover -u https://www.example.com -Po -tr
ptwebdiscover -u https://www.example.com/exam*.txt
ptwebdiscover -u https://www.example.com -bf -e "" bak old php~ php.bak
ptwebdiscover -u https://www.example.com -w wordlist.txt-E extensions.txt"
ptwebdiscover -u https://www.example.com -w wordlist.txt -sn "Page Not Found"
ptwebdiscover -u https://www.example.com -arch checked
ptwebdiscover -u https://www.example.com -ba
ptwebdiscover -u https://www.example.com -sm
-bf --bruteforce Enable brute force mode
-u --url <url> URL for test (usage of a star character as anchor)
-ch --charsets <charsets> Specify charset for brute force (example: lowercase,uppercase,numbers,[custom_chars])
Modify wordlist (lowercase,uppercase,capitalize)
-scy --status-code-yes <status codes> Include only sources returned with provided status codes
-scn --status-code-no <status codes> Not include sources returned with provided status codes
-src --source <sources> Check for presence of only specified <source> (eg. -src robots.txt)
-fp --forbidden-paths <paths> Paths that should not be tested
-lm --length-min <length-min> Minimal length of brute-force tested string (default 1)
-lx --length-max <length-max> Maximal length of brute-force tested string (default 6 bf / 99 wl)
-w --wordlist <filename> Use specified wordlist(s)
-pf --prefix <string> Use prefix before tested string
-sf --suffix <string> Use suffix after tested string
-bw --begin-with <string> Use only words from wordlist that begin with the specified string
-ci --case-insensitive Case insensitive items from wordlist
-e --extensions <extensions> Add extensions behind a tested string (\"\" for empty extension)
-E --extension-file <filename> Add extensions from default or specified file behind a tested string.
-ew --extensions-whitelist <extensions> Check for extensions whitelisting on the server (default are common backup and config extensions)
-eo --extensions-output <extensions> Include only sources with specified extensions in output
-r --recurse Recursive browsing of found directories
-md --max_depth <integer> Maximum depth during recursive browsing (default: 20)
-b --backups Search for backups of disclosed files
-ba --backup-all Search for backups of the website or db
-P --parse Parse HTML response for URLs discovery
-Po --parse-only Brute force method is disabled, crawling started on specified url
-D --directory Add a slash at the ends of the strings too
-nd --not-directories <directories> Not include listed directories when recursive browse run
-sy --string-in-response <string> Print findings only if string in response (GET method is used)
-sn --string-not-in-response <string> Print findings only if string not in response (GET method is used)
-d --delay <miliseconds> Delay before each request in seconds
-T --timeout <miliseconds> Manually set timeout (default 10000)
-cl --content-length <kilobytes> Max content length to download and parse (default: 1000KB)
-m --method <method> Use said HTTP method (default: HEAD)
-se --scheme <scheme> Use scheme when missing (default: http)
-p --proxy <proxy> Use proxy (e.g. http://127.0.0.1:8080)
-H --headers <headers> Use custom headers
-a --user-agent <agent> Use custom value of User-Agent header
-c --cookie <cookies> Use cookie (-c \"PHPSESSID=abc; any=123\")
-A --auth <name:pass> Use HTTP authentication
-rc --refuse-cookies Do not use cookies set by application
-t --threads <threads> Number of threads (default 20)
-wd --without-domain Output of discovered sources without domain
-wh --with-headers Output of discovered sources with headers
-ip --include-parameters Include GET parameters and anchors to output
-fd --foreign-domains Output of discovered sources with foreign domains
-tr --tree Output as tree
-o --output <filename> Output to file
-S --save <directory> Save content localy
-tg --target <ip or host> Use this target when * is in domain
-nr --not-redirect Do not follow redirects
-s --silent Do not show statistics in realtime
-C --cache Cache each request response to temp file
-ne --non-exist Check, if non existing pages return status code 200
-vy --vuln-yes <vuln_code> Add provided VULN to JSON if source is found
-vn --vuln-no <vuln_code> Add provided VULN to JSON if source is not found
-er --errors Show all errors
-v --version Show script version
-h --help Show this help message
-j --json Output in JSON format
-gl --google Use Google Custom Search API for URL discovery
-gak --google-api <api_key> Google Custom Search API key
-gcx --google-cx <cx_key> Google Custom Search CX key
-sm --sitemap Parse sitemap.xml for URL discovery
-arch --archive [checked] Passive scan via webarchive, accepts optional arguments: (checked)
ptlibs
bs4
treelib
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ptwebdiscover is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with ptwebdiscover. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
You are only allowed to run the tool against the websites which you have been given permission to pentest. We do not accept any responsibility for any damage/harm that this application causes to your computer, or your network. Penterep is not responsible for any illegal or malicious use of this code. Be Ethical!