A penetration tester creates a list of target domains that require further enumeration. The tester writes the following script to perform vulnerability scanning across the domains:
line 1: #!/usr/bin/bash
line 2: DOMAINS_LIST = '/path/to/list.txt'
line 3: while read -r i; do
line 4: nikto -h $i -o scan-$i.txt &
line 5: done
The script does not work as intended. Which of the following should the tester do to fix the script?

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A penetration tester creates a list of target domains that require further enumeration. The tester writes the following script to perform vulnerability scanning across the domains:

line 1: #!/usr/bin/bash

line 2: DOMAINS_LIST = '/path/to/list.txt'

line 3: while read -r i; do

line 4: nikto -h $i -o scan-$i.txt &

line 5: done

The script does not work as intended. Which of the following should the tester do to fix the script?

Salvatore Andrisani · Accepted Answer

Change line 5 to done < '$DOMAINS_LIST'.

Salvatore Andrisani · Answer

Change line 2 to {'domain1', 'domain2', 'domain3', }.

Salvatore Andrisani · Answer

Change line 3 to while true; read -r i; do.

Salvatore Andrisani · Answer

Change line 4 to nikto $i | tee scan-$i.txt.

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