Fire Fox - A hackers Browser
In this brief post, we are listing a few popular and interesting Firefox add-ons that are useful for penetration testers. These add-ons vary from information gathering tools to attacking tools. If you are using BACKTRACK than use OWASP Mantra which has lots of useful Add-ons.
(1)Firebug
Firebug is a nice add-on that integrates a web development tool inside the browser. With this tool, you can edit and debug HTML, CSS and JavaScript live in any webpage to see the effect of changes. It helps in analyzing JS files to find XSS vulnerabilities. It’s an really helpful add-on in finding DOM based XSS for security testing professionals.Add Firebug in your Browser from this link:https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firebug/
Firebug is a nice add-on that integrates a web development tool inside the browser. With this tool, you can edit and debug HTML, CSS and JavaScript live in any webpage to see the effect of changes. It helps in analyzing JS files to find XSS vulnerabilities. It’s an really helpful add-on in finding DOM based XSS for security testing professionals.Add Firebug in your Browser from this link:https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firebug/
(2)Web Developer
Web Developer is another nice add-on that adds various web development tools in the browser. It helps in web application penetration testing.Add Web Developer in your browser from this link: https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/web-developer/
(3)Live HTTP Headers
Live HTTP Headers is a really helpful penetration testing add-on for Firefox. It displays live headers of each http request and response. You can also save header information by clicking on the button in the lower left corner. I don’t think that there is any kind of need to tell how important this add-on is for the security testing process.Add Live HTTP Headers to Firefox with this link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/live-http-headers/
Web Developer is another nice add-on that adds various web development tools in the browser. It helps in web application penetration testing.Add Web Developer in your browser from this link: https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/web-developer/
(3)Live HTTP Headers
Live HTTP Headers is a really helpful penetration testing add-on for Firefox. It displays live headers of each http request and response. You can also save header information by clicking on the button in the lower left corner. I don’t think that there is any kind of need to tell how important this add-on is for the security testing process.Add Live HTTP Headers to Firefox with this link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/live-http-headers/
(4)Tamper Data
Tamper Data is similar to the Live HTTP Header add-on but, has header editing capabilities. With the tamper data add-on, you can view and modify HTTP/HTTPS headers and post parameters. Thus it helps in security testing web application by modifying POST parameters. It can be used in performing XSS and SQL Injection attacks by modifying header data.Add the Tamper data add-on to Firefox browser with this link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tamper-data/)
Tamper Data is similar to the Live HTTP Header add-on but, has header editing capabilities. With the tamper data add-on, you can view and modify HTTP/HTTPS headers and post parameters. Thus it helps in security testing web application by modifying POST parameters. It can be used in performing XSS and SQL Injection attacks by modifying header data.Add the Tamper data add-on to Firefox browser with this link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tamper-data/)
(5)Hackbar
Hackbar is a simple penetration tool for Firefox. It helps in testing simple SQL injection and XSS holes. You cannot execute standard exploits but you can easily use it to test whether vulnerability exists or not. You can also manually submit form data with GET or POST requests. It also has encryption and encoding tools. Most of the times, this tool helps in testing XSS vulnerability with encoded XSS payloads. It also supports keyboard shortcuts to perform various tasks.I am sure, most of the persons in the security field already know about this tool. This tool is mostly used in finding POST XSS vulnerabilities because it can send POST data manually to any page you like. With the ability of manually sending POST form data, you can easily bypass client side validations of the page. If your payload is being encoded at client side, you can use an encoding tool to encode your payload and then perform the attack. If the application is vulnerable to the XSS, I am sure you will find the vulnerability with the help of the Hackbar add-on on Firefox browser.Add Hackbar add-on to Firefox browser with this link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hackbar/
Hackbar is a simple penetration tool for Firefox. It helps in testing simple SQL injection and XSS holes. You cannot execute standard exploits but you can easily use it to test whether vulnerability exists or not. You can also manually submit form data with GET or POST requests. It also has encryption and encoding tools. Most of the times, this tool helps in testing XSS vulnerability with encoded XSS payloads. It also supports keyboard shortcuts to perform various tasks.I am sure, most of the persons in the security field already know about this tool. This tool is mostly used in finding POST XSS vulnerabilities because it can send POST data manually to any page you like. With the ability of manually sending POST form data, you can easily bypass client side validations of the page. If your payload is being encoded at client side, you can use an encoding tool to encode your payload and then perform the attack. If the application is vulnerable to the XSS, I am sure you will find the vulnerability with the help of the Hackbar add-on on Firefox browser.Add Hackbar add-on to Firefox browser with this link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hackbar/
(6)Websecurify
Websecurify is a nice penetration testing tool that is also available as add-on for Firefox. We have already covered WebSecurify in detail in previous article. WebSecurify can detect most common vulnerabilities in web applications. This tool can easily detect XSS, SQL injection and other web application vulnerability. Unlike other listed tools, it is a complete penetration testing tool in itself available as a browser add-on. It gives most of the features available in standalone tool.AddWebSecurify to Firefox browser with this link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/websecurify/
(7)XSS Me
Cross Site Scripting is the most found web application vulnerability. For detecting XSS vulnerabilities in web applications, this add-on can be a useful tool. XSS-Me is used to find reflected XSS vulnerabilities from a browser. It scans all forms of the page, and then performs an attack on the selected pages with pre-defined XSS payloads. After the scan is complete, it lists all the pages that renders a payload on the page, and may be vulnerable to XSS attack. Now, you can manually test the web page to find whether the vulnerability exists or not.Add XSS Me
to your Firefox browser: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/xss-me/
Websecurify is a nice penetration testing tool that is also available as add-on for Firefox. We have already covered WebSecurify in detail in previous article. WebSecurify can detect most common vulnerabilities in web applications. This tool can easily detect XSS, SQL injection and other web application vulnerability. Unlike other listed tools, it is a complete penetration testing tool in itself available as a browser add-on. It gives most of the features available in standalone tool.AddWebSecurify to Firefox browser with this link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/websecurify/
(7)XSS Me
Cross Site Scripting is the most found web application vulnerability. For detecting XSS vulnerabilities in web applications, this add-on can be a useful tool. XSS-Me is used to find reflected XSS vulnerabilities from a browser. It scans all forms of the page, and then performs an attack on the selected pages with pre-defined XSS payloads. After the scan is complete, it lists all the pages that renders a payload on the page, and may be vulnerable to XSS attack. Now, you can manually test the web page to find whether the vulnerability exists or not.Add XSS Me
to your Firefox browser: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/xss-me/
(8)SQL Inject Me
SQL Inject Me is another nice Firefox add-on used to find SQL injection vulnerabilities in web applications. This tool does not exploit the vulnerability but display that it exists. SQL injection is one of the most harmful web application vulnerabilities, it can allow attackers to view, modify, edit, add or delete records in a database.The tool sends escape strings through form fields, and tries to search database error messages. If it finds a database error message, it marks the page as vulnerable. QA testers can use this tool for SQL injection testing.Add SQL Inject Me
add-on to your browser: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/sql-inject-me/
SQL Inject Me is another nice Firefox add-on used to find SQL injection vulnerabilities in web applications. This tool does not exploit the vulnerability but display that it exists. SQL injection is one of the most harmful web application vulnerabilities, it can allow attackers to view, modify, edit, add or delete records in a database.The tool sends escape strings through form fields, and tries to search database error messages. If it finds a database error message, it marks the page as vulnerable. QA testers can use this tool for SQL injection testing.Add SQL Inject Me
add-on to your browser: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/sql-inject-me/
(9)CryptoFoxCryptoFox is an encryption or decryption tool for Mozilla Firefox. It supports most of the available encryption algorithm. So, you can easily encrypt or decrypt data with supported encryption algorithm. This add-on comes with dictionary attack support, to crack MD5 cracking passwords. Although, it hasn’t have good reviews, it works satisfactorily.Add CryptoFox add-on to your browser:https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cryptofox/
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