Basic Scanning with HunterX

Tutorial: Basic Scanning with HunterX

Prerequisites

• Python 3.11+ or Docker
• HunterX installed (pip install hunterx or Docker)

Single-Target Scan

hunterx scan http://example.com

This runs all 4 stages against the target and produces a Markdown report.

Multi-Target Scan

Create a file targets.txt:

http://target1.com
http://target2.com
http://target3.com

Run:

for url in $(cat targets.txt); do hunterx scan "$url" --output-dir "./results/$url"; done

Passive-Only Mode

Gather information without sending probes:

hunterx scan http://example.com --passive-only

This runs Stage 0 (passive intel) and exits.

Understanding Output

The default report includes:

• Summary: Scan duration, requests sent, vulnerabilities found
• Findings: Categorized by severity (critical, high, medium, low, info)
• Evidence: Request/response pairs for confirmed vulnerabilities
• Recommendations: Remediation suggestions (when LLM enabled)