# wireghoul/dotdotpwn

DotDotPwn - The Directory Traversal Fuzzer

Repository: https://github.com/wireghoul/dotdotpwn
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dotdotpwn
Homepage: http://dotdotpwn.blogspot.com/
Language: Perl
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: security, perl, traversal, fuzzer, penetration-testing
Last push: 2022-09-28T02:51:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5319, "days_push": 1435, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1114, forks 186 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:38.194338+00:00)

## What it is
DotDotPwn is a flexible directory traversal fuzzer written in Perl that discovers path traversal vulnerabilities in HTTP, FTP, and TFTP servers as well as web platforms like CMSs and ERPs. It includes a protocol-independent payload module and a STDOUT module for scripting use.

## Use cases
- find directory traversal vulnerabilities in web servers
- fuzz FTP and TFTP servers for path traversal
- test CMS and ERP platforms for path traversal flaws
- send custom traversal payloads to arbitrary host and port
- script traversal fuzzing via STDOUT module
- penetration testing of web applications for OWASP path traversal

## When to choose
- you need a dedicated, flexible directory/path traversal fuzzer
- you want protocol-independent payload fuzzing against custom services
- you work in penetration testing and want a tool included in Kali/BackTrack

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose web vulnerability scanner rather than a traversal-specific fuzzer
- you require a maintained tool with frequent updates and modern dependencies
- your environment lacks Perl and its required modules

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: fuzzing, penetration-testing, security, http-client
- domain: security, penetration-testing, web-development
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: directory-traversal, path-traversal, fuzzer, perl, owasp, kali-linux, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- wireghoul/dotdotpwn (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:38.194338+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:42:32.865052+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/wireghoul/dotdotpwn (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:38.194338+00:00, sha 018da0c5a8bd)
  - homepage: http://dotdotpwn.blogspot.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:46:12.111635+00:00, sha 1e761c828522)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.