# Evilginx

Standalone man-in-the-middle attack framework used for phishing login credentials along with session cookies, allowing for the bypass of 2-factor authentication

Repository: https://github.com/kgretzky/evilginx2
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/evilginx
Language: Go
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-06-10T12:12:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 62/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 86, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2976, "days_push": 84, "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 15535, forks 2708 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:10.000289+00:00)

## What it is
Evilginx is a standalone man-in-the-middle attack framework written in Go that proxies traffic between a victim's browser and a legitimate website to phish login credentials and session cookies. By capturing session cookies, it enables attackers to bypass two-factor authentication, and it implements its own HTTP and DNS servers for easy deployment.

## Use cases
- phish login credentials during authorized penetration tests
- capture session cookies to bypass 2FA in red team engagements
- set up a man-in-the-middle proxy for a target website
- test phishing detection and user awareness defenses
- demonstrate 2FA bypass risks to stakeholders

## When to choose
- you are conducting an authorized penetration test or red team exercise involving credential phishing
- you need a self-contained Go tool with built-in HTTP and DNS servers
- you want to demonstrate session cookie theft and 2FA bypass to defenders

## When to avoid
- you lack written permission from the parties being phished
- you need a defensive tool for detecting phishing rather than performing it
- you require a GUI-based phishing simulation platform for enterprise awareness training

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, proxy, security
- domain: security, penetration-testing
- platform: go, self-hosted
- tags: mitm, phishing, credential-harvesting, session-hijacking, 2fa-bypass, offensive-security, dns-server, phishlets, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- kgretzky/evilginx2 (main) score 62
- kgretzky/evilginx (mirror) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:10.000289+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 2026-08-29T17:05:40.989198+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kgretzky/evilginx2 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:10.000289+00:00, sha 7d9eea1452c5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.