Wfuzz

Wfuzz 3.1.0 on Ubuntu 24.04 is a command-line web application fuzzing tool used by security testers, developers, and administrators to discover hidden files, directories, parameters, and application endpoints. It helps automate web security testing by sending multiple payloads to target URLs and analyzing HTTP responses.

The solution provides Wfuzz version 3.1.0 preconfigured on Ubuntu 24.04 for use in Azure environments. It is suitable for authorized web application testing, directory brute-forcing, parameter discovery, API endpoint testing, and security validation tasks.

Features of Wfuzz:

• Command-line web application fuzzing tool.
• Supports directory, file, and parameter discovery.
• Allows custom wordlists and payload-based testing.
• Supports filtering by HTTP status codes, response size, words, and lines.
• Useful for authorized vulnerability assessment and penetration testing workflows.
• Lightweight CLI-based tool suitable for Azure VM environments.

Usage instructions for Wfuzz
$ sudo su
$ cd /opt/wfuzz
$ source wfuzz-env/bin/activate
$ wfuzz --version
$ wfuzz --help

Basic test command:

wfuzz -w /path/to/wordlist.txt --hc 404 http://target-url/FUZZ

Example local testing:

mkdir -p /opt/wfuzz-test/admin
echo "Home page" > /opt/wfuzz-test/index.html
echo "Admin page" > /opt/wfuzz-test/admin/index.html
cd /opt/wfuzz-test
python3 -m http.server 8000

Open another terminal and run:

cd /opt/wfuzz
source wfuzz-env/bin/activate
wfuzz -w /opt/wfuzz-test/wordlist.txt --hc 404 http://127.0.0.1:8000/FUZZ

Credentials: No default username or password is required for Wfuzz because it is a command-line security testing tool.

Access method:
Connect to the Azure VM using SSH and run Wfuzz commands from the terminal.

Disclaimer: Wfuzz is provided “as is” under applicable open-source licenses. Users are responsible for using this tool only on systems they own or have explicit permission to test. Unauthorized scanning, fuzzing, or security testing of third-party systems may be illegal. This solution is intended for authorized security testing, development, and vulnerability assessment workflows.