Fuzz Web Paths Parameters And Virtual Hosts With Ffuf To Surface Hidden Attack Surface

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name: "Fuzz web paths, parameters, and virtual hosts with ffuf to surface hidden attack surface"
slug: "fuzz-web-paths-parameters-and-virtual-hosts-with-ffuf-to-surface-hidden-attack-surface"
description: "Probe for hidden routes, parameter behaviors, and vhost exposures fast, before you spend time manually poking at the wrong surface."
github_stars: 13973
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/ffuf/ffuf"
author: "ffuf"
publisher_type: "organization"
category: "Security & Verification"
framework: "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "ffuf/ffuf"
  github_stars: 13973
---

# Fuzz web paths, parameters, and virtual hosts with ffuf to surface hidden attack surface

Probe for hidden routes, parameter behaviors, and vhost exposures fast, before you spend time manually poking at the wrong surface.

## Prerequisites

ffuf binary, reachable target URL, wordlists, network access, operator-approved test scope

## Installation

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- Ffuf depends on Go 1.16 or greater.
- You can also practise your ffuf scans against a live host with different lessons and use cases either locally by using the docker container https://github.com/adamtlangley/ffufme or against the live hosted version at...

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- [Example usage](https://github.com/ffuf/ffuf#example-usage)
- [Help](https://github.com/ffuf/ffuf#usage)
- [Download](https://github.com/ffuf/ffuf/releases/latest) a prebuilt binary from [releases page](https://github.com/ffuf/ffuf/releases/latest), unpack and run!

- Source: https://github.com/ffuf/ffuf
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ffuf/ffuf/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://github.com/ffuf/ffuf

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/fuzz-web-paths-parameters-and-virtual-hosts-with-ffuf-to-surface-hidden-attack-surface/)