Automating OpenVAS


m3rcer

This Program helps automate aspects of the OpenVAS API to build classes to perform basic vulnerability scans against target hosts on a network.

View/Download the Visual Studio Project

Note: This program was made for the OpenVAS Scanner v6.0.2. The current version of this writing is 21.4.2. v6.0.2 utilized xml, whereas 21.4.2 utilizes json to interact with the API.

Code:

Class Components:

  1. The OpenVASsession Class
  2. The OpenVASManager Class
  3. The Main Class

Output: 

The scan is 1% done.
The scan is 8% done.
The scan is 8% done.
The scan is 46% done.
The scan is 50% done.
The scan is 58% done.
The scan is 72% done.
The scan is 84% done.
The scan is 94% done.
The scan is 98% done.
<get_results_response status="200" status_text="OK">
<result id="57e9d1fa-7ad9-4649-914d-4591321d061a">
<owner>
<name>admin</name>
</owner>
--snip--
</result>
</get_results_response>