Build an Automated Penetration Testing Tool

Manual penetration testing is time-consuming and requires deep expertise. Automating the process helps security teams identify vulnerabilities faster and more efficiently. This project enhances your understanding of exploit vectors, risk analysis, and responsible vulnerability disclosure.

This tool scans targets for vulnerabilities including misconfigured servers, outdated libraries, weak authentication, and injection flaws. It simulates attacks like SQLi, XSS, CSRF, or brute-force login and provides detailed reports with severity ratings and fix recommendations.

The tool takes a target URL or IP address and runs reconnaissance to identify live services. It then launches a series of modules to test for common vulnerabilities. Based on the responses, it classifies risk levels and documents all findings in a structured report.

• Input target IP or domain.
• Perform port scan and detect running services or web apps.
• Execute attack modules (SQLi, XSS, etc.) against detected endpoints.
• Log successful and failed attempts with response codes and payloads.
• Summarize findings and export in readable report format with fixes.

• Nmap Network Scanner
• sqlmap SQL Injection Tool
• XSStrike – XSS Detection Suite
• OWASP Testing Guide
• ReportLab PDF Toolkit