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Python tools for penetration testers

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If you are involved in vulnerability research, reverse engineering or

pentesting, I suggest to try out the

[Python](http://www.python.org) programming language. It has a rich set

of useful libraries and programs. This page lists some of them.



Most of the listed tools are written in Python, others are just Python

bindings for existing C libraries, i.e. they make those libraries easily

usable from Python programs.



Some of the more aggressive tools (pentest frameworks, bluetooth

smashers, web application vulnerability scanners, war-dialers, etc.) are

left out, because the legal situation of these tools is still a bit

unclear in Germany -- even after the [decision of the highest

court](http://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/entscheidungen/rk20090518_2bvr223307.html).

This list is clearly meant to help whitehats, and for now I prefer to

err on the safe side.



### Network



-   [Scapy](http://secdev.org/projects/scapy): send, sniff and dissect

    and forge network packets. Usable interactively or as a library

-   [pypcap](http://code.google.com/p/pypcap/),

    [Pcapy](http://oss.coresecurity.com/projects/pcapy.html) and

    [pylibpcap](http://pylibpcap.sourceforge.net/): several different

    Python bindings for libpcap

-   [libdnet](http://code.google.com/p/libdnet/): low-level networking

    routines, including interface lookup and Ethernet frame transmission

-   [dpkt](https://github.com/kbandla/dpkt): fast, simple packet

    creation/parsing, with definitions for the basic TCP/IP protocols

-   [Impacket](http://oss.coresecurity.com/projects/impacket.html):

    craft and decode network packets. Includes support for higher-level

    protocols such as NMB and SMB

-   [pynids](http://jon.oberheide.org/pynids/): libnids wrapper offering

    sniffing, IP defragmentation, TCP stream reassembly and port scan

    detection

    [Dirtbags py-pcap](https://github.com/dirtbags/py-pcap): read pcap

    files without libpcap

-   [flowgrep](http://monkey.org/~jose/software/flowgrep/): grep through

    packet payloads using regular expressions

-   [Knock Subdomain Scan](https://github.com/guelfoweb/knock), enumerate

    subdomains on a target domain through a wordlist

-   [Spyse](https://spyse.com/) - all in one recon service for IP, domains, AS, ports, etc... [py wrapper](https://github.com/zeropwn/spyse.py)

-   [SubBrute](https://github.com/TheRook/subbrute), fast subdomain

    enumeration tool

-   [Mallory](https://bitbucket.org/IntrepidusGroup/mallory), extensible

    TCP/UDP man-in-the-middle proxy, supports modifying non-standard

    protocols on the fly

-   [Pytbull](http://pytbull.sourceforge.net/): flexible IDS/IPS testing

    framework (shipped with more than 300 tests)

-   [Spoodle](https://github.com/vjex/spoodle): A mass subdomain + poodle

    vulnerability scanner

-   [SMBMap](https://github.com/ShawnDEvans/smbmap): 

    enumerate Samba share drives across an entire domain

-   [Habu](https://github.com/portantier/habu): 

    python network hacking toolkit



### Debugging and reverse engineering



-   [Paimei](https://github.com/OpenRCE/paimei): reverse engineering

    framework, includes [PyDBG](https://github.com/OpenRCE/pydbg), PIDA,

    pGRAPH

-   [Immunity Debugger](http://debugger.immunityinc.com/):

    scriptable GUI and command line debugger

-   [mona.py](https://www.corelan.be/index.php/2011/07/14/mona-py-the-manual/):

    PyCommand for Immunity Debugger that replaces and improves on

    pvefindaddr

-   [IDAPython](https://github.com/idapython/src): IDA Pro plugin that

    integrates the Python programming language, allowing scripts to run

    in IDA Pro

-   [PyEMU](http://code.google.com/p/pyemu/): fully scriptable IA-32

    emulator, useful for malware analysis

-   [pefile](https://github.com/erocarrera/pefile): read and work with

    Portable Executable (aka PE) files

-   [pydasm](http://code.google.com/p/libdasm/source/browse/trunk/pydasm/pydasm.c):

    Python interface to the [libdasm](http://code.google.com/p/libdasm/)

    x86 disassembling library

-   [PyDbgEng](http://pydbgeng.sourceforge.net/): Python wrapper for the

    Microsoft Windows Debugging Engine

-   [uhooker](https://www.coresecurity.com/corelabs-research/open-source-tools/uhooker):

    intercept calls to API calls inside DLLs, and also arbitrary

    addresses within the executable file in memory

-   [diStorm](http://www.ragestorm.net/distorm/): disassembler library

    for AMD64, licensed under the BSD license

-   [Frida](http://www.frida.re/): A dynamic instrumentation framework which can

    inject scripts into running processes

-   [python-ptrace](http://python-ptrace.readthedocs.org/):

    debugger using ptrace (Linux, BSD and Darwin system call to trace

    processes) written in Python

-   [vdb / vtrace](http://code.google.com/p/vdebug/): vtrace is a

    cross-platform process debugging API implemented in python, and vdb

    is a debugger which uses it

-   [Androguard](https://github.com/androguard/androguard): reverse

    engineering and analysis of Android applications

-   [Capstone](http://www.capstone-engine.org/): lightweight

    multi-platform, multi-architecture disassembly framework with Python

    bindings

-   [Keystone](http://www.keystone-engine.org): lightweight multi-platform,

    multi-architecture assembler framework with Python bindings

-   [PyBFD](https://github.com/Groundworkstech/pybfd/): Python interface

    to the GNU Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library

-   [CHIPSEC](https://github.com/chipsec/chipsec): framework for analyzing the

    security of PC platforms including hardware, system firmware (BIOS/UEFI),

    and platform components.



### Fuzzing



-   [afl-python](http://jwilk.net/software/python-afl): enables American fuzzy

    lop fork server and instrumentation for pure-Python code

-   [Sulley](https://github.com/OpenRCE/sulley): fuzzer development and

    fuzz testing framework consisting of multiple extensible components

-   [Peach Fuzzing Platform](http://peachfuzz.sourceforge.net/):

    extensible fuzzing framework for generation and mutation based

    fuzzing (v2 was written in Python)

-   [antiparser](http://antiparser.sourceforge.net/): fuzz testing and

    fault injection API

-   [TAOF](http://sourceforge.net/projects/taof/), (The Art of Fuzzing)

    including ProxyFuzz, a man-in-the-middle non-deterministic network

    fuzzer

-   [untidy](http://untidy.sourceforge.net/): general purpose XML fuzzer

-   [Powerfuzzer](http://www.powerfuzzer.com/): highly automated and

    fully customizable web fuzzer (HTTP protocol based application

    fuzzer)

-   [SMUDGE](http://www.fuzzing.org/wp-content/SMUDGE.zip)

-   [Mistress](http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/fuzzer/mistress.rar):

    probe file formats on the fly and protocols with malformed data,

    based on pre-defined patterns

-   [Fuzzbox](https://isecpartners.com/tools/application-security/fuzzbox.aspx):

    multi-codec media fuzzer

-   [Forensic Fuzzing

    Tools](https://isecpartners.com/tools/application-security/forensic-fuzzing-tools.aspx):

    generate fuzzed files, fuzzed file systems, and file systems

    containing fuzzed files in order to test the robustness of forensics

    tools and examination systems

-   [Windows IPC Fuzzing

    Tools](https://isecpartners.com/tools/application-security/windows-ipc-fuzzing-tools.aspx):

    tools used to fuzz applications that use Windows Interprocess

    Communication mechanisms

-   [WSBang](https://www.isecpartners.com/tools/application-security/wsbang.aspx):

    perform automated security testing of SOAP based web services

-   [Construct](http://construct.readthedocs.org/): library for parsing

    and building of data structures (binary or textual). Define your

    data structures in a declarative manner

-   [fuzzer.py

    (feliam)](http://sites.google.com/site/felipeandresmanzano/fuzzer.py?attredirects=0):

    simple fuzzer by Felipe Andres Manzano

-   [Fusil](http://fusil.readthedocs.org/): Python library

    used to write fuzzing programs



### Web



-   [Requests](http://python-requests.org/): elegant and simple HTTP

    library, built for human beings

-   [lxml](http://lxml.de/index.html): easy-to-use library for processing XML and HTML; similar to Requests

-   [HTTPie](http://httpie.org): human-friendly cURL-like command line

    HTTP client

-   [ProxMon](https://www.isecpartners.com/tools/application-security/proxmon.aspx):

    processes proxy logs and reports discovered issues

-   [WSMap](https://www.isecpartners.com/tools/application-security/wsmap.aspx):

    find web service endpoints and discovery files

-   [Twill](http://twill.idyll.org/): browse the Web from a command-line

    interface. Supports automated Web testing

-   [Ghost.py](http://jeanphix.me/Ghost.py/): webkit web client written

    in Python

-   [Windmill](http://www.getwindmill.com/): web testing tool designed

    to let you painlessly automate and debug your web application

-   [FunkLoad](http://funkload.nuxeo.org/): functional and load web

    tester

-   [spynner](https://github.com/makinacorpus/spynner): Programmatic web

    browsing module for Python with Javascript/AJAX support

-   [python-spidermonkey](http://code.google.com/p/python-spidermonkey/):

    bridge to the Mozilla SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine; allows for the

    evaluation and calling of Javascript scripts and functions

-   [mitmproxy](http://mitmproxy.org/): SSL-capable, intercepting HTTP

    proxy. Console interface allows traffic flows to be inspected and

    edited on the fly

-   [pathod / pathoc](http://pathod.net/): pathological daemon/client

    for tormenting HTTP clients and servers

-   [spidy](https://github.com/rivermont/spidy/): simple command-line web crawler with page downloading and word scraping



### Forensics



-   [Volatility](http://www.volatilityfoundation.org/):

    extract digital artifacts from volatile memory (RAM) samples

-   [Rekall](http://www.rekall-forensic.com):

    memory analysis framework developed by Google

-   [LibForensics](http://code.google.com/p/libforensics/): library for

    developing digital forensics applications

-   [TrIDLib](http://mark0.net/code-tridlib-e.html), identify file types

    from their binary signatures. Now includes Python binding

-   [aft](http://code.google.com/p/aft/): Android forensic toolkit



### Malware analysis



-   [pyew](https://github.com/joxeankoret/pyew): command line hexadecimal

    editor and disassembler, mainly to analyze malware

-   [Exefilter](http://www.decalage.info/exefilter): filter file formats

    in e-mails, web pages or files. Detects many common file formats and

    can remove active content

-   [pyClamAV](http://xael.org/norman/python/pyclamav/index.html): add

    virus detection capabilities to your Python software

-   [jsunpack-n](https://github.com/urule99/jsunpack-n), generic

    JavaScript unpacker: emulates browser functionality to detect

    exploits that target browser and browser plug-in vulnerabilities

-   [yara-python](https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara-python):

    identify and classify malware samples

-   [phoneyc](https://github.com/honeynet/phoneyc): pure Python

    honeyclient implementation

-   [CapTipper](https://github.com/omriher/CapTipper): analyse, explore and

    revive HTTP malicious traffic from PCAP file



### PDF



-   [peepdf](http://eternal-todo.com/tools/peepdf-pdf-analysis-tool):

    Python tool to analyse and explore PDF files to find out if they can be harmful

-   [Didier Stevens' PDF

    tools](http://blog.didierstevens.com/programs/pdf-tools): analyse,

    identify and create PDF files (includes

    [PDFiD](http://blog.didierstevens.com/programs/pdf-tools/#pdfid),

    [pdf-parser](http://blog.didierstevens.com/programs/pdf-tools/#pdf-parser)

    and

    [make-pdf](http://blog.didierstevens.com/programs/pdf-tools/#make-pdf)

    and mPDF)

-   [Opaf](http://code.google.com/p/opaf/): Open PDF Analysis Framework.

    Converts PDF to an XML tree that can be analyzed and modified.

-   [Origapy](http://www.decalage.info/python/origapy): Python wrapper

    for the Origami Ruby module which sanitizes PDF files

-   [pyPDF2](http://mstamy2.github.io/PyPDF2/): pure Python PDF toolkit: extract

    info, spilt, merge, crop, encrypt, decrypt...

-   [PDFMiner](http://www.unixuser.org/~euske/python/pdfminer/index.html):

    extract text from PDF files

-   [python-poppler-qt4](https://github.com/wbsoft/python-poppler-qt4):

    Python binding for the Poppler PDF library, including Qt4 support



### Misc



-   [InlineEgg](http://oss.coresecurity.com/projects/inlineegg.html):

    toolbox of classes for writing small assembly programs in Python

-   [Exomind](http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?module=Wiki&action=view&type=tool&name=Exomind):

    framework for building decorated graphs and developing open-source

    intelligence modules and ideas, centered on social network services,

    search engines and instant messaging

-   [RevHosts](http://www.securityfocus.com/tools/3851): enumerate

    virtual hosts for a given IP address

-   [simplejson](https://github.com/simplejson/simplejson/): JSON

    encoder/decoder, e.g. to use [Google's AJAX

    API](http://dcortesi.com/2008/05/28/google-ajax-search-api-example-python-code/)

-   [PyMangle](http://code.google.com/p/pymangle/): command line tool

    and a python library used to create word lists for use with other

    penetration testing tools

-   [Hachoir](https://hachoir.readthedocs.io/en/latest/): view and

    edit a binary stream field by field 

-   [py-mangle](http://code.google.com/p/pymangle/): command line tool

    and a python library used to create word lists for use with other

    penetration testing tools

-   [wmiexec.py](https://github.com/CoreSecurity/impacket/blob/master/examples/wmiexec.py):

    execute Powershell commands quickly and easily via WMI

-   [Pentestly](https://github.com/praetorian-inc/pentestly):

    Python and Powershell internal penetration testing framework

-   [hacklib](https://github.com/leonli96/python-hacklib):

    Toolkit for hacking enthusiasts: word mangling, password guessing,

    reverse shell and other simple tools



### Other useful libraries and tools



-   [IPython](http://ipython.scipy.org/): enhanced interactive Python

    shell with many features for object introspection, system shell

    access, and its own special command system

-   [Beautiful Soup](http://www.crummy.com/software/BeautifulSoup/):

    HTML parser optimized for screen-scraping

-   [matplotlib](http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/): make 2D plots of

    arrays

-   [Mayavi](http://code.enthought.com/projects/mayavi/): 3D scientific

    data visualization and plotting

-   [RTGraph3D](http://www.secdev.org/projects/rtgraph3d/): create

    dynamic graphs in 3D

-   [Twisted](http://twistedmatrix.com/): event-driven networking engine

-   [Suds](https://fedorahosted.org/suds/): lightweight SOAP client for

    consuming Web Services

-   [M2Crypto](http://chandlerproject.org/bin/view/Projects/MeTooCrypto):

    most complete OpenSSL wrapper

-   [NetworkX](http://networkx.lanl.gov/): graph library (edges, nodes)

-   [Pandas](http://pandas.pydata.org/): library providing

    high-performance, easy-to-use data structures and data analysis

    tools

-   [pyparsing](http://pyparsing.wikispaces.com/): general parsing

    module

-   [lxml](http://lxml.de/): most feature-rich and easy-to-use library

    for working with XML and HTML in the Python language

-   [Whoosh](https://bitbucket.org/mchaput/whoosh/): fast, featureful

    full-text indexing and searching library implemented in pure Python

-   [Pexpect](https://github.com/pexpect/pexpect): control and automate

    other programs, similar to Don Libes \`Expect\` system

-   [Sikuli](http://groups.csail.mit.edu/uid/sikuli/), visual technology

    to search and automate GUIs using screenshots. Scriptable in

    [Jython](http://www.jython.org/)

-   [PyQt](http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/pyqt) and

    [PySide](http://www.pyside.org/): Python bindings for the Qt

    application framework and GUI library



### Books



-   [Violent Python](https://www.elsevier.com/books/violent-python/unknown/978-1-59749-957-6) by TJ O'Connor. A Cookbook for Hackers, Forensic Analysts, Penetration Testers and Security Engineers

-   [Grey Hat Python](http://www.nostarch.com/ghpython.htm) by Justin Seitz: 

    Python Programming for Hackers and Reverse Engineers.

-   [Black Hat Python](http://www.nostarch.com/blackhatpython) by Justin Seitz:

    Python Programming for Hackers and Pentesters

-   [Python Penetration Testing Essentials](https://www.packtpub.com/networking-and-servers/python-penetration-testing-essentials) by Mohit:

    Employ the power of Python to get the best out of pentesting

-   [Python for Secret Agents](https://www.packtpub.com/hardware-and-creative/python-secret-agents) by Steven F. Lott. Analyze, encrypt, and uncover intelligence data using Python

-   [Python Web Penetration Testing Cookbook](https://www.packtpub.com/networking-and-servers/python-web-penetration-testing-cookbook/) by Cameron Buchanan et al.: Over 60 Python recipes for web application testing

-   [Learning Penetration Testing with Python](https://www.packtpub.com/networking-and-servers/learning-penetration-testing-python) by Christopher Duffy: Utilize Python scripting to execute effective and efficient penetration tests

-   [Python Forensics](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780124186767) by Chet Hosmer:

    A Workbench for Inventing and Sharing Digital Forensic Technology

-   [The Beginner's Guide to IDAPython](https://leanpub.com/IDAPython-Book) by Alexander Hanel

-   [Python for Offensive PenTest: A Practical Guide to Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Using Python](https://www.amazon.com/Python-Offensive-PenTest-practical-penetration/dp/1788838971) by Hussam Khrais



### Talks, slides and articles



-   [Python & Reverse Engineering Software](https://bitbucket.org/Alexander_Hanel/papers/raw/afa0228ffc53efc105a1fb632c4296f534a44429/Python%20&%20Reverse%20Engineering%20Software.pdf) by Alexander Hanel

-   [Python Arsenal for Reverse Engineering](http://dsec.ru/upload/medialibrary/7d5/7d5e8a49b25b285b37800480a41583f8.pdf) by Dmitriy Evdokimov at RUCTF 2016



### More stuff



-   [SecurityTube Python Scripting Expert (SPSE)](http://www.securitytube-training.com/online-courses/securitytube-python-scripting-expert/) is an online course and certification offered by Vivek Ramachandran.

-   SANS offers the course [SEC573: Python for Penetration Testers](http://www.sans.org/course/python-for-pen-testers).

-   The [Python Arsenal for Reverse Engineering](http://pythonarsenal.erpscan.com/)

    is a large collection of tools related to reverse engineering.

-   There is a SANS paper about Python libraries helpful for forensic analysis

    [(PDF)](http://www.sans.org/reading_room/whitepapers/incident/grow-forensic-tools-taxonomy-python-libraries-helpful-forensic-analysis_33453).

-   For more Python libaries, please have a look at

    [PyPI](http://pypi.python.org/pypi), the Python Package Index.