Hello there. Today, we are going to learn how to install Acutenix on Ubuntu 18.04. Acutenix is a advance web application vulnerability scanner that automatically crawls your website to identify and unearth any threatening vulnerability that would otherwise compromise the website data security. Acutenix can identify SQL Injection, XSS, XXE, SSRF, Host Header Injection and over several other web vulnerabilities. Some of the features offered by Acutenix include;
- Automatically tests for XSS, SQLi and over 4500 exploitable vulnerabilities
- Reduces false positives with grey-box scanning that analyzes code during execution
- Tests for over 1200 WordPress, Drupal and Joomla! specific vulnerabilities
- Scans HTML5, JavaScript, Single Page Applications and RESTful web services
- Vulnerability Management and Compliance Reporting
In this guide, we are going to learn how Acutenix works using an On-Premise trial edition.
How to Install Acutenix on Ubuntu 18.04
To install Acutenix on Ubuntu 18.04, ensure that your server meets the following minimum system requirements
Minimum System Requirements
- Operating systems: Ubuntu 18.04
- CPU: 64 bit processor
- System memory: minimum of 2 GB RAM
- Storage: 1 GB of available hard-disk space.
You may need more storage if you are storing the scan results on the server.
Download Acutenix Installer
Once your Ubuntu 18.04 system is setup, navigate to Acutenix downloads page and download the On Premise trial version of Acutenix installer, acunetix_trial.sh. Once the download is done, copy the Acutenix installer to your Ubuntu 18.04 server.
Install Required Dependencies
Once you have copied, login to the server and install the package dependencies required by Acutenix. These dependencies apply if you are running an headless Ubuntu 18.04 server.
sudo apt install libxdamage1 libgtk-3-0 libasound2 libnss3 libxss1 libx11-xcb1
Install Acutenix on Ubuntu 18.04
Navigate to the directory where you copied the installer. For example,
cd /home/amos/
Next, you need to make the Acutenix installer script executable by running the command below;
chmod +x acunetix_trial.sh
Run the installer by executing the command below;
sudo ./acunetix_trial.sh
Once the installer runs, press ENTER and scroll through the Acutenix EULA and accept the license to proceed with installation.
Acunetix Installer Version: v_190227132, Copyright (c) Acunetix ------------------------------------------------------------ Checking os... Checking for dependencies... Please read the following License Agreement. You must accept the terms of this agreement before continuing with the installation. press ENTER to continue >>> ENTER ... Accept the license terms? [yes|no] [no] >>> yes
Set the Server hostname used for accessing Acutenix User Interface. You can press ENTER to accept the default.
Configuring acunetix user...
Creating user acunetix.
By default the Acunetix will be installed to /home/acunetix/.acunetix_trial
Checking database port...
Checking backend port...
Configuring hostname...
Insert new hostname, or leave blank to use acutenix.example.com
Hostname [acutenix.example.com]: ENTER
Set the Administrator Login details, Email account (used as username) and Password. The password should be at least 8 characters long, containing at least 3 of the following: 1 number, 1 small letter, 1 capital letter and 1 special character.
Configuring the master user...
Email: <Valid Email ID>
Password: P@ssWord1
Password again: P@ssWord1
Initializing file system...
Extracting files to /home/acunetix/.acunetix_trial....
After this, the installation will proceed seamlessly. Once the installation is done, you can access Acutenix User Interface using the URL given at the end of installation.
... Please visit https://acutenix.example.com:13443/ to access Acunetix UI
The installation of Acutenix creates an Acutenix trial server, acunetix_trial.service. It also listens on TCP port 13443. Hence, if UFW is running, open this port on it.
ufw allow 13443/tcp
Access Acutenix UI by navigating to the URL above based on your server hostname. Accept the SSL errors and proceed to Acutenix user login interface.
Login with the Email ID and password set above. This will take you Acutenix dashboard.
That all about how to install Acutenix on Ubuntu 18.04. Feel free to explore this awesome tool. In our next tutorial, we are going to learn how to scan websites for vulnerabilities using Acutenix. Stay connected.
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