# bitquark/shortscan

An IIS short filename enumeration tool

Repository: https://github.com/bitquark/shortscan
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/shortscan
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: bugbounty, security, security-audit, security-scanner, security-tools, iis, iis-server, pentesting, pentesting-tools, vulnerability-detection, vulnerability-scanners, iis-security, redteam, redteam-tools, security-automation, bugbounty-tool
Last push: 2024-11-25T00:25:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 29/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 82
- inputs: {"age_days": 1152, "days_push": 647, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1215, forks 115 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:01.051555+00:00)

## What it is
Shortscan is a Go CLI tool that enumerates files with short (8.3) filenames on IIS web servers and attempts to recover their full filenames, including via a checksum-based autocomplete technique. It is aimed at penetration testers and bug bounty hunters assessing IIS deployments.

## Use cases
- enumerate hidden files on an IIS web server
- check if a site is vulnerable to IIS shortname disclosure
- discover full filenames from 8.3 short names during a pentest
- scan a list of URLs for IIS filename enumeration
- find sensitive files missed by directory brute-forcing on IIS

## When to choose
- you are pentesting or bug bounty hunting against an IIS web server
- you need fast, automated shortname vulnerability detection with JSON output for pipelines
- you want automatic recovery of full filenames from short names

## When to avoid
- the target runs Apache, Nginx, or another non-IIS server
- you need a general-purpose web vulnerability scanner rather than a focused enumeration tool
- you require a GUI or non-command-line workflow

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: vulnerability-scanning, security, http-client, cli
- domain: security, penetration-testing, web-development, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli, go
- tags: iis, short-filename-enumeration, bugbounty, pentesting, redteam, 8.3-filenames, web-scanner, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- bitquark/shortscan (main) score 29

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:01.051555+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 2026-08-30T06:17:14.786633+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bitquark/shortscan (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:01.051555+00:00, sha 847d75ce76ad)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.