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mitmproxy/mitmproxy

An interactive TLS-capable intercepting HTTP proxy for penetration testers and software developers.

AI dev
Updated
2026-10-13
Lists
10 list mentions
First commit
2010-02-16
License
MIT
Issues
501 open
Forks
4,824
Commits
11,249 commits
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
projectdiscovery/nuclei

Nuclei is a fast, customizable vulnerability scanner powered by the global security community and built on a simple YAML-based DSL, enabling collaboration to tackle trending vulnerabilities on the internet. It helps you find vulnerabilities in your applications, APIs, networks, DNS, and cloud configurations.

AI dev
Updated
2026-10-18
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2020-04-03
License
MIT
Issues
141 open
Forks
3,970
Commits
6,694 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
+81 +0.3%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
+14 +0.2%
cure53/DOMPurify

DOMPurify - a DOM-only, super-fast, uber-tolerant XSS sanitizer for HTML, MathML and SVG. DOMPurify works with a secure default, but offers a lot of configurability and hooks. Demo:

Updated
2026-10-16
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2014-02-17
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
12 open
Forks
871
Commits
2,514 commits
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+2 0.0%
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0 0.0%
prowler-cloud/prowler

Prowler is the worldโ€™s most widely used open-source cloud security platform that automates security and compliance across any cloud environment.

AI dev
Updated
2026-10-16
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2016-06-30
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
484 open
Forks
2,443
Commits
9,280 commits
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
juice-shop/juice-shop

OWASP Juice Shop: Probably the most modern and sophisticated insecure web application

AI dev
Updated
2026-10-17
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2014-09-19
License
MIT
Issues
7 open
Forks
20,104
Commits
23,577 commits
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
aboul3la/Sublist3r

Fast subdomains enumeration tool for penetration testers

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Updated
2024-08-02
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2015-12-15
License
GPL-2.0
Issues
254 open
Forks
2,215
Commits
138 commits
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
wpscanteam/wpscan

WPScan WordPress security scanner. Written for security professionals and blog maintainers to test the security of their WordPress websites. Contact us via contact@wpscan.com

AI dev
Updated
2026-09-28
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2012-07-11
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
0 open
Forks
1,348
Commits
3,416 commits
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0 0.0%
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fuzzdb-project/fuzzdb

Dictionary of attack patterns and primitives for black-box application fault injection and resource discovery.

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PHP
Updated
2023-11-10
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2010-04-17
License
Unknown
Issues
15 open
Forks
2,100
Commits
475 commits
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0 0.0%
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rmusser01/Infosec_Reference

An Information Security Reference That Doesn't Suck; https://rmusser.net/git/admin-2/Infosec_Reference for non-MS Git hosted version.

Updated
2025-10-20
Lists
4 list mentions
First commit
2014-09-12
License
MIT
Issues
4 open
Forks
1,230
Commits
541 commits
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
leizongmin/js-xss

Sanitize untrusted HTML (to prevent XSS) with a configuration specified by a Whitelist

Stack
Updated
2026-05-06
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2012-09-18
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
69 open
Forks
634
Commits
439 commits
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
epinna/tplmap

Server-Side Template Injection and Code Injection Detection and Exploitation Tool

Stack
Updated
2024-04-21
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2016-06-30
License
GPL-3.0
Issues
46 open
Forks
684
Commits
719 commits
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0 0.0%
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RetireJS/retire.js

scanner detecting the use of JavaScript libraries with known vulnerabilities. Can also generate an SBOM of the libraries it finds.

AI dev
Updated
2026-10-18
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2013-08-30
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
4 open
Forks
444
Commits
1,218 commits
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0 0.0%
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cure53/H5SC

HTML5 Security Cheatsheet - A collection of HTML5 related XSS attack vectors

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Updated
2026-09-09
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2014-03-28
License
MPL-2.0
Issues
0 open
Forks
415
Commits
91 commits
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%