Feroxbuster — Content Discovery | Tools

Description

Feroxbuster is a fast, simple, recursive content discovery tool written in Rust. It performs forced browsing to find hidden files and directories. It excels at recursive scanning, automatically discovering new directories and scanning deeper.

Installation

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                            # Using Cargo
cargo install feroxbuster

# Debian/Kali
sudo apt install feroxbuster

# Homebrew
brew install feroxbuster

Basic Usage

BASH

                            # Basic scan
feroxbuster -u https://target.com -w wordlist.txt

# With extensions
feroxbuster -u https://target.com -w wordlist.txt -x php,html,txt
                        

Advanced Usage

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                            # Recursive with depth control
feroxbuster -u https://target.com -w wordlist.txt --depth 3

# Filter by status codes
feroxbuster -u https://target.com -w wordlist.txt -C 404,403

# Filter by response size
feroxbuster -u https://target.com -w wordlist.txt -S 1234

# Set threads
feroxbuster -u https://target.com -w wordlist.txt -t 100

# With cookies
feroxbuster -u https://target.com -w wordlist.txt -b "session=abc123"

# JSON output
feroxbuster -u https://target.com -w wordlist.txt --json -o results.json

# Auto-tune (dynamic rate limiting)
feroxbuster -u https://target.com -w wordlist.txt --auto-tune
                        

Common Workflows

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                            # Deep recursive scan
feroxbuster -u https://target.com -w /usr/share/seclists/Discovery/Web-Content/raft-medium-directories.txt -x php,html --depth 4 -t 100

# Quiet mode with output
feroxbuster -u https://target.com -w wordlist.txt -q -o results.txt
                        