Javelin: Automated penetration testing tool

In the ever-changing landscape of cyberspace, securing digital assets has become a top priority for both businesses and individuals. Cybersecurity experts must stay one step ahead of cyber criminals as they employ increasingly sophisticated techniques to exploit vulnerabilities.
Enter the world of automated penetration testing, a novel approach that combines the capabilities of cutting-edge artificial intelligence with the knowledge of cybersecurity experts. In this new era of cyber defence, these digital fortresses not only fortify themselves but also dynamically adapt to the onslaught of threats, ensuring robust testing and vulnerability assessment generating. Here it is discussed how manual penetration testing can be improved using automation to save time and effort while maximizing the quality of the vulnerability assessment. The output of the automation will take time, and to improve the accuracy of the result without human errors, automation will take a lot of time because of the large variety of vulnerability assessment techniques. To improve the efficiency of automation, this is where artificial intelligence comes in and makes automation more effective.

KEYWORDS: cybersecurity, exploit, vulnerabilities, automated penetration testing, automation, artificial intelligence

User Guide

step 0 :

open a terminal as sudo and enter following commands

open a terminal

sudo su

step 1 :

install pip3(python3-pip

apt-get install python3-pip

step 2 :

install python libraries

pip install beautifulsoup4

pip install docopt

pip install jinja2

pip install Keras

pip install matplotlib

pip install msgpack-python

pip install numpy

pip install pandas

pip install Scrapy

pip install tensorflow

pip install urllib3

pip install protobuf

step 3 :

insert the host details in to config.ini

server_host : 192.168.12
server_port : 55553
msgrpc_user : admin
msgrpc_pass : admin

step 4 :

start Metasploit framework database

msfdb init

step 5 :

run msfconsole

msfconsole

step 6 :

configure RPC server according to config.ini

load msgrpc ServerHost=192.168.220.144 ServerPort=55553 User=admin Pass=admin

step 7 :

run the python file using following command

python3 ./javelin.py <source_ip> -m <mode>

ex: python3 ./javelin.py 192.168.1.3 -m test

Acknowledgement

I wish to express my deepest gratitude to my project supervisor, Mr. Chamindra Attanayake, for their invaluable guidance, patience, and unwavering support throughout this project. Their depth of knowledge and practical insights were instrumental in the successful completion of this work.

I am also thankful to all the faculty members in the faculty of computing at NSBM green university and the University of Plymouth for their help and support. Their teachings and encouragement provided the foundation for this project. I would like to thank the Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP), the services of which were pivotal in gathering data and conducting experiments that were crucial to this project.

I would also like to acknowledge my peers for their camaraderie, constructive criticism, and intellectual discussions which helped shape this project. Lastly, my heartfelt appreciation goes to my family and friends, whose constant encouragement and moral support were invaluable. Their belief in my capabilities inspired me to push my boundaries and strive for excellence.