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What is w3af?

w3af is a Web Application Attack and Audit Framework. The project's goal is to create a framework to help you secure your web applications by finding and exploiting all web application vulnerabilities. Our framework is proudly developed using Python to be easy to use and extend, and licensed under GPLv2.0.
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w3af is the #45 ranked solution in application security solutions. PeerSpot users give w3af an average rating of 8.0 out of 10. w3af is most commonly compared to Acunetix: w3af vs Acunetix.
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May 2025
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Information Security Advisor, CISO & CIO, Docutek Services at Docutek Services
Verified user of w3af
Jul 9, 2015
Product version discussed: 1.1
It's buggy and seems to try to do too many things, but having this on a USB drive has been valuable.

What is most valuable?

Having this on a USB drive saved me so many times, and has also proven an easy way to hammer the point home when doing a physical penetration test.

How has it helped my organization?

We've been able to do lots of tests and have gotten lots of useful results.

*Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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