Firefox is a popular web browser from Mozilla. Popularity of Firefox is not only because it’s a good web browser, it also supports add-ons to enhance the functionality. Mozilla has a website add-on section that has thousands of useful add-ons in different categories. Some of these add-ons are useful for penetration testers and security analysts. These penetration testing add- ons helps in performing different kinds of attacks, and modify request headers direct from the browser. This way, it reduces the use of a separate tool for most of the penetration testing related tasks. In this brief post, we are listing a few popular and
interesting Firefox add-ons that are useful for penetration testers. These add-ons vary from information gathering tools to attacking tools. Use what you think helpful. All these add-ons are available for free and you can download from the Mozilla add-on website. There are some premium add-ons like Dominator pro which is also available for purchase from official websites. See the list of free add-ons below.
Firefox Add-ons for Security Researchers and Penetration Testers:
1. FoxyProxy Standard:
FoxyProxy is an advanced proxy management add-on for Firefox browser. It improves the built-in proxy capabilities of Firefox. There are few other similar kind of proxy management add-ons available, but it offers more features that other add-ons. Based on the URL patterns, it switches internet connection across one or more proxy servers. When proxy is in use, it also displays an animated icon. In case you want to see the proxies used by the tool, you can see the logs.
Add FoxyProxy to you browser from here.
2. Firebug:
Firebug is a nice add-on that integrates a web development tool inside the browser. With this tool, you can edit and debug HTML, CSS and JavaScript live in any webpage to see the effect of changes. It helps in analyzing JS files to find XSS vulnerabilities. It’s an really helpful add-on in finding DOM based XSS for security testing professionals.
Add Firebug in your Browser from here.
3. Web Developer:
Web Developer is another nice add-on that adds various web development tools in the browser. It
helps in web application penetration testing.
Add Web Developer in your browser from here.
4. User Agent Switcher:
User Agent Switcher add-on; adds a one click user agent switch to the browser. It adds a menu and toolbar button in the browser. Whenever you want to switch the user agent, use the browser button. User Agent add on helps in spoofing the browser while performing some attacks.
Add User Agent Switcher to your browser from here.
5. Live HTTP Headers:
Live HTTP Headers is a really helpful penetration testing add-on for Firefox. It displays live headers of each http request and response. You can also save header information by clicking on the button in the lower left corner. I don’t think that there is any kind of need to tell how important this add-on is for the security testing process.
Add Live HTTP Headers to Firefox from here.
6. Tamper Data:
Tamper Data is similar to the Live HTTP Header add-on but has header editing capabilities. With the tamper data add-on, you can view and modify HTTP/ HTTPS headers and post parameters. Thus it helps in
security testing web application by modifying POST parameters. It can be used in performing XSS and SQL Injection attacks by modifying header data.
Add the Tamper data add-on to Firefox browser from here.
7. Hackbar:
Hackbar is a simple penetration tool for Firefox. It helps in testing simple SQL injection and XSS holes. You cannot execute standard exploits but you can easily use it to test whether vulnerability exists or not. You can also manually submit form data with
GET or POST requests. It also has encryption and encoding tools. Most of the times, this tool helps in testing XSS vulnerability with encoded XSS payloads. It also supports keyboard shortcuts to perform various tasks.I am sure, most of the persons in the
security field already know about this tool. This tool is mostly used in finding POST XSS vulnerabilities
because it can send POST data manually to any page you like. With the ability of manually sending POST
form data, you can easily bypass client side validations of the page. If your payload is being encoded at client side, you can use an encoding tool to encode your payload and then perform the attack. If the application is vulnerable to the XSS, I am sure
you will find the vulnerability with the help of the Hackbar add-on on Firefox browser.
Add Hackbar add-on to Firefox browser from here.
8. Websecurify:
Websecurify is a nice penetration testing tool that is also available as add-on for Firefox. We have already
covered WebSecurify in detail in previous article. WebSecurify can detect most common vulnerabilities
in web applications. This tool can easily detect XSS, SQL injection and other web application vulnerability.
Unlike other listed tools, it is a complete penetration testing tool in itself available as a browser add-on. It gives most of the features available in standalone tool.
Add WebSecurify to Firefox browser from here.
9. Add N Edit Cookies:
“Add N Edit Cookies” is a cookie editing add-on that allows you to add and edit cookies data in your
browser. With this tool, you can easily add session data manually in cookies. This tool is performed in
session hijacking attack when you have the active cookies of the user. Edit your cookies to add the data and hijack the account.
Download Add N Edit Cookies to Your Firefox browser from here.
10. XSS Me:
Cross Site Scripting is the most found web application vulnerability. For detecting XSS vulnerabilities in web applications, this add-on can
be a useful tool. XSS-Me is used to find reflected XSS vulnerabilities from a browser. It scans all forms
of the page, and then performs an attack on the selected pages with pre-defined XSS payloads. After
the scan is complete, it lists all the pages that renders a payload on the page, and may be vulnerable to XSS attack. Now, you can manually test
the web page to find whether the vulnerability exists or not.
Add XSS Me to your Firefox browser from here.
11. SQL Inject Me:
SQL Inject Me is another nice Firefox add-on used to find SQL injection vulnerabilities in web applications.
This tool does not exploit the vulnerability but display that it exists. SQL injection is one of the most harmful web application vulnerabilities, it can allow attackers to view, modify, edit, add or delete
records in a database.The tool sends escape strings through form fields, and tries to search databaseBerror messages. If it finds a database error message, it marks the page as vulnerable. QA testers can useBthis tool for SQL injection testing.
Add SQL Inject Me add-on to your browser from here.
12. FlagFox:
FlagFox is another interesting add on. Once installed in the browser, it displays the country’s flag to tell
the location of the web server. It also comes with other tools like whois, WOT scorecard and ping.
Add FlagFox in your browser from here.
13. CryptoFox:
CryptoFox is an encryption or decryption tool for Mozilla Firefox. It supports most of the available
encryption algorithm. So, you can easily encrypt or decrypt data with supported encryption algorithm.
This add-on comes with dictionary attack support, to crack MD5 cracking passwords. Although, it hasn’t have good reviews, it works satisfactorily.
Add CryptoFox add-on to your browser from here.
14. Access Me:
Access Me, is another add-on for security testing professionals. This add-on is developed by the company that works on XSS Me and SQL Inject Me.BAccess Me is the can Exploit-Me tool used forvtesting access vulnerabilities in web applications.
This tool works by sending several versions of page requests. A request using the HTTP HEAD verb and a
request using a made up SECCOM verb will be sent. A combination of session and HEAD/SECCOM will
also be sent.
Add Access Me to Firefox from here.
15. SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities search plugin:
SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities search plugin, is not a security tool but a search plugin that lets users search for vulnerabilities from the Security Focusvdatabase.
Add SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities search plugin to Firefox from here.
16. Packet Storm search plugin:
This is another search plugin that lets users search for tools and exploits from packetstormsecurity.org. The website offers free up-to-date security tools exploits and advisories.
Add Packet Storm search plugin to Firefox from here.
17. Offsec Exploit-db Search:
This is another plugin similar to the last two above. It also lets users search for vulnerabilities and
exploits listed in exploit-db.com. This website is always up-to-date with latest exploits and vulnerability details.
Add Offsec Exploit-db Search to Firefox from here.
18. Snort IDS Rule Search:
Snort IDS Rule Search is another search add-on for Firefox. It lets users search for Snort IDS rules on the snort.org website. Snort is the most widely deployedbIDS/IPS technology worldwide. It’s an open sourceVnetwork Intrusion prevention and detection system with more than 400,000 users.
Add Snort IDS Rule Search to Firefox here.
So, friends today is enough. Isn't it? I will meet you again. Bye, happy hacking.
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