Download 1. Introduction to Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner

· View Page - The page is displayed as it is shown in a web browser. Most client side
scripts are disabled in this tab to avoid launching vulnerabilities against the computer on
which Acunetix WVS is running.
· HTML Structure Analysis - HTML structure information such as
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A list of links discovered on the file.
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Comments discovered in the selected object. The information contained in
the comments cannot be automatically analyzed but may reveal interesting
information about the construction and coding of the website.
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Any client side scripts (JavaScript, VBscript etc.) and their source code
discovered in the selected object. The client web browser will execute these
scripts. Such information might reveal information about the logic of the
web application.
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Any forms discovered in the selected object are shown in the top window.
A list of parameters and their possible values are shown in the middle and
bottom window.
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A list of META tags discovered in the selected object. META tags contain
information about the website, e.g. the description and keywords META
tags used by search engines. META tags with an HTTP-EQUIV attribute are
equivalent to HTTP headers. Typically, such META tags control the action of
browsers and may be used to refine the information provided by the actual
headers. Tags using this form should have an equivalent effect when
specified as an HTTP header, and in some servers may be translated to
actual HTTP headers automatically or by a pre-processing tool.
· AcuSensor Data – Any AcuSensor Technology data returned for the file.
· Alerts – A list of alerts this item is vulnerable to can be found in this tab.
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