nessus file reader (NFR) by LimberDuck is a CLI tool and python module created to quickly parse nessus files containing the results of scans performed by using Nessus by (C) Tenable, Inc.
nessus file reader (NFR) by LimberDuck (pronounced ΛlΙͺm.bΙ dΚk) is a CLI tool
and python module created to quickly parse nessus files containing the results
of scans performed using Nessus and Tenable.sc by (C) Tenable, Inc. This module will let
you get data through functions grouped into categories like file, scan, host
and plugin to get specific information from the provided nessus scan files.
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[!NOTE] It's advisable to use python virtual environment for below instructions. Read more about python virtual environment in The Hitchhikerβs Guide to Python!
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Install nessus file reader
pip install nessus-file-reader
To upgrade to newer version run:
pip install -U nessus-file-reader
Run nessus file reader
nfr
Check help for commands
nfr [command] --help e.g. nfr file --help
Run nfr file --help to see options related to nessus file.
Check size of given file:
nfr file --size test_files/scan_avrx9t.nessus
nessus file reader (NFR) by LimberDuck 0.4.2
test_files/scan_avrx9t.nessus 2.4 MiB
more than one file:
nfr file --size test_files/scan_avrx9t.nessus test_files/scan_ihc1js.nessus
nessus file reader (NFR) by LimberDuck 0.4.2
test_files/scan_avrx9t.nessus 2.4 MiB
test_files/scan_ihc1js.nessus 5.0 MiB
all files in given directory and it's subdirectories:
nfr file --size test_files
nessus file reader (NFR) by LimberDuck 0.4.2
test_files/scan_avrx9t.nessus 2.4 MiB
test_files/scan_ihc1js.nessus 5.0 MiB
test_files/test_subdirectory/scan_ihc1js.nessus 878.3 KiB
Check structure of given file:
nfr file --structure test_files/scan_avrx9t.nessus
nessus file reader (NFR) by LimberDuck 0.4.2
test_files/scan_avrx9t.nessus
Policy [2/2]
βββ policyName [3/3]
βββ Preferences [2/3]
β βββ ServerPreferences [1/1]
β β βββ preference [54/54]
β β β βββ name [1/1]
β β β βββ value [0/1]
β β βββ preference [53/54]
...
β βββ PluginsPreferences [0/1]
β βββ item [506/506]
β β βββ pluginName [6/6]
β β βββ pluginId [5/6]
β β βββ fullName [4/6]
β β βββ preferenceName [3/6]
β β βββ preferenceType [2/6]
β β βββ preferenceValues [1/6]
β β βββ selectedValue [0/6]
β βββ item [505/506]
...
βββ FamilySelection [1/3]
β βββ FamilyItem [53/53]
β β βββ FamilyName [1/1]
β β βββ Status [0/1]
β βββ FamilyItem [52/53]
β β βββ FamilyName [1/1]
β β βββ Status [0/1]
...
βββ IndividualPluginSelection [0/3]
β βββ PluginItem [6/6]
β β βββ PluginId [3/3]
β β βββ PluginName [2/3]
β β βββ Family [1/3]
β β βββ Status [0/3]
...
Report [1/2]
βββ ReportHost [0/0]
βββ HostProperties [409/409]
β βββ tag [354/354]
β βββ tag [353/354]
...
βββ ReportItem [408/409]
β βββ agent [12/12]
β βββ description [11/12]
β βββ fname [10/12]
β βββ plugin_modification_date [9/12]
β βββ plugin_name [8/12]
β βββ plugin_publication_date [7/12]
β βββ plugin_type [6/12]
β βββ risk_factor [5/12]
β βββ script_version [4/12]
β βββ see_also [3/12]
β βββ solution [2/12]
β βββ synopsis [1/12]
β βββ plugin_output [0/12]
...
Check whole example structure examples/scan_avrx9t_structure.txt.
Split the file with Nessus scan results into smaller files.
nfr file --split 100 ./directory ./directory2
nessus file reader (NFR) by LimberDuck 0.5.0
./directory/192_168_8_0_24_3mf2o4.nessus
./directory/192_168_8_0_24_3mf2o4_part1.nessus
./directory/192_168_8_0_24_3mf2o4_part2.nessus
./directory/192_168_8_0_24_3mf2o4_part3.nessus
./directory/subdirectory/My_Advanced_Scan_for_192_168_8_0_24_rg2ny9.nessus
./directory/subdirectory/My_Advanced_Scan_for_192_168_8_0_24_rg2ny9_part1.nessus
./directory2/192_168_8_0_24_3mf2o4.nessus
./directory2/192_168_8_0_24_3mf2o4_part1.nessus
./directory2/192_168_8_0_24_3mf2o4_part2.nessus
./directory2/192_168_8_0_24_3mf2o4_part3.nessus
Run nfr scan --help to see options related to content of nessus file on scan level.
See scan summary of given file/-s or all files in given directory and it's subdirectories:
nfr scan --scan-summary scan_avrx9t.nessus
nessus file reader (NFR) by LimberDuck 0.4.2
File name Report name TH SH CC C H M L N
------------------ ------------ ---- ---- ---- --- --- --- --- ---
scan_avrx9t.nessus test scan 1 1 1 48 182 126 15 38
nfr scan --scan-summary-legend
nessus file reader (NFR) by LimberDuck 0.4.2
Legend for scan summary:
File name - nessus file name
Report name - report name for given nessus file name
TH - number of target hosts
SH - number of scanned hosts
CC - number of hosts scanned with credentials (Credentialed checks yes in Plugin ID 19506)
C - number of plugins with Critical risk factor for whole scan
H - number of plugins with High risk factor for whole scan
M - number of plugins with Medium risk factor for whole scan
L - number of plugins with Low risk factor for whole scan
N - number of plugins with None risk factor for whole scan
Compare severity scores assigned to plugin like Severity, Risk Factor, CVSSv2, CVSSv3, CVSSv4, VPR, EPSS.
nfr scan --plugin-severity-legend
nessus file reader (NFR) by LimberDuck 0.6.0
Legend for plugin severity:
File name - nessus file name
Report host name - target name used during scan
PID - Plugin ID reported in scan
S - Severity number (0-4) of plugin
SL - Severity label of plugin (e.g. Critical, High, Medium, Low, None)
RF - Risk factor of plugin (e.g. Critical, High, Medium, Low, None)
CVSSv2 - CVSSv2 base score of plugin
CVSSv2L - CVSSv2 base score label of plugin
CVSSv3 - CVSSv3 base score of plugin
CVSSv3L - CVSSv3 base score label of plugin
CVSSv4 - CVSSv4 base score of plugin
CVSSv4L - CVSSv4 base score label of plugin
VPR - Vulnerability Priority Rating score of plugin
VPRL - Vulnerability Priority Rating label of plugin
EPSS - Exploit Prediction Scoring System score of plugin
EPSS% - Exploit Prediction Scoring System score of plugin in percentage
Just point the name or path to nessus file with scan results.
nfr scan --plugin-severity 192_168_1_1_1022nb.nessus
nessus file reader (NFR) by LimberDuck 0.6.0
File name Report host name PID S SL RF CVSSv2 CVSSv2L CVSSv3 CVSSv3L CVSSv4 CVSSv4L VPR VPRL EPSS EPSS%
------------------------- ------------------ ------ --- ------ ------ -------- --------- -------- --------- -------- --------- ----- ------ ------ -------
192_168_1_1_1022nb.nessus 192.168.1.10 12217 2 Medium Medium 5 Medium 5.3 Medium
192_168_1_1_1022nb.nessus 192.168.1.10 42263 2 Medium Medium 5.8 Medium 6.5 Medium
192_168_1_1_1022nb.nessus 192.168.1.10 50686 2 Medium Medium 5.8 Medium 6.5 Medium 4.9 Medium 0.0596 6.0%
192_168_1_1_1022nb.nessus 192.168.1.10 10114 1 Low Low 2.1 Low 2.2 Low 0.0037 0.4%
192_168_1_1_1022nb.nessus 192.168.1.10 10663 1 Low Low 3.3 Low
192_168_1_1_1022nb.nessus 192.168.1.10 70658 1 Low Low 2.6 Low 3.7 Low 1.4 Low 0.0307 3.1%
192_168_1_1_1022nb.nessus 192.168.1.10 71049 1 Low Low 2.6 Low
192_168_1_1_1022nb.nessus 192.168.1.10 153953 1 Low Low 2.6 Low 3.7 Low
192_168_1_1_1022nb.nessus 192.168.1.10 10107 0 Info None
192_168_1_1_1022nb.nessus 192.168.1.10 10267 0 Info None
Use -f or --filter to check only one Plugin ID among all scan results. Read more about JMESPath.
nfr scan --plugin-severity *.nessus -f "[?PID == '50686']"
nessus file reader (NFR) by LimberDuck 0.6.0
File name Report host name PID S SL RF CVSSv2 CVSSv2L CVSSv3 CVSSv3L CVSSv4 CVSSv4L VPR VPRL EPSS EPSS%
--------------------------------- ------------------ ----- --- ------ ------ -------- --------- -------- --------- -------- --------- ----- ------ ------ -------
192_168_1_1_1022nb-1.nessus 192.168.1.10 50686 2 Medium Medium 5.8 Medium 6.5 Medium 4.9 Medium 0.0596 6.0%
192_168_1_1_1022nb-2.nessus 192.168.1.10 50686 2 Medium Medium 5.8 Medium 6.5 Medium 4.9 Medium 0.0596 6.0%
Use -f or --filter to check only these plugins which have VPR assigned. Read more about JMESPath.
nfr scan --plugin-severity 192_168_1_1_1022nb.nessus -f "[?VPR != null]"
nessus file reader (NFR) by LimberDuck 0.6.0
File name Report host name PID S SL RF CVSSv2 CVSSv2L CVSSv3 CVSSv3L CVSSv4 CVSSv4L VPR VPRL EPSS EPSS%
------------------------- ------------------ ----- --- ------ ------ -------- --------- -------- --------- -------- --------- ----- ------ ------ -------
192_168_1_1_1022nb.nessus 192.168.1.10 50686 2 Medium Medium 5.8 Medium 6.5 Medium 4.9 Medium 0.0596 6.0%
192_168_1_1_1022nb.nessus 192.168.1.10 10114 1 Low Low 2.1 Low 2.2 Low 0.0037 0.4%
192_168_1_1_1022nb.nessus 192.168.1.10 70658 1 Low Low 2.6 Low 3.7 Low 1.4 Low 0.0307 3.1%
Use -f or --filter to check only these plugins which have, e.g., CVSSv3 score greater than 4.0. Read more about JMESPath.
nfr scan --plugin-severity 192_168_1_1_1022nb.nessus -f "[?CVSSv3 > '4.0']"
nessus file reader (NFR) by LimberDuck 0.6.0
File name Report host name PID S SL RF CVSSv2 CVSSv2L CVSSv3 CVSSv3L CVSSv4 CVSSv4L VPR VPRL EPSS EPSS%
------------------------- ------------------ ----- --- ------ ------ -------- --------- -------- --------- -------- --------- ----- ------ ------ -------
192_168_1_1_1022nb.nessus 192.168.1.10 12217 2 Medium Medium 5 Medium 5.3 Medium
192_168_1_1_1022nb.nessus 192.168.1.10 42263 2 Medium Medium 5.8 Medium 6.5 Medium
192_168_1_1_1022nb.nessus 192.168.1.10 50686 2 Medium Medium 5.8 Medium 6.5 Medium 4.9 Medium 0.0596 6.0%
See policy scan summary of given file/-s or all files in given directory and it's subdirectories:
nfr scan --policy-summary scan_ihc1js.nessus scan_avrx9t.nessus
nessus file reader (NFR) by LimberDuck 0.4.2
File name Policy name Max hosts Max checks Checks timeout Plugins number
------------------ ------------- ----------- ------------ ---------------- ----------------
scan_ihc1js.nessus Advanced Scan 100 5 5 103203
scan_avrx9t.nessus Test 100 5 5 103949
See scan file source like Nessus, Tenable.sc, Tenable.io of given file/-s or all files in given directory and it's subdirectories:
nfr scan --scan-file-source scan_ihc1js.nessus scan_avrx9t.nessus
nessus file reader (NFR) by LimberDuck 0.4.2
File name Source
------------------ ----------
scan_ihc1js.nessus Tenable.sc
scan_avrx9t.nessus Nessus
nessus-file-reader module.import nessus_file_reader as nfr
file functions to get details about provided file e.g. root, file name, file size.import nessus_file_reader as nfr
nessus_scan_file = './your_nessus_file.nessus'
root = nfr.file.nessus_scan_file_root_element(nessus_scan_file)
file_name = nfr.file.nessus_scan_file_name_with_path(nessus_scan_file)
file_size = nfr.file.nessus_scan_file_size_human(nessus_scan_file)
print(f'File name: {file_name}')
print(f'File size: {file_size}')
scan functions to get details about provided scan e.g. report name, number of target/scanned/credentialed hosts, scan time start/end/elapsed and more.import nessus_file_reader as nfr
nessus_scan_file = './your_nessus_file.nessus'
root = nfr.file.nessus_scan_file_root_element(nessus_scan_file)
report_name = nfr.scan.report_name(root)
number_of_target_hosts = nfr.scan.number_of_target_hosts(root)
number_of_scanned_hosts = nfr.scan.number_of_scanned_hosts(root)
number_of_scanned_hosts_with_credentialed_checks_yes = nfr.scan.number_of_scanned_hosts_with_credentialed_checks_yes(root)
scan_time_start = nfr.scan.scan_time_start(root)
scan_time_end = nfr.scan.scan_time_end(root)
scan_time_elapsed = nfr.scan.scan_time_elapsed(root)
print(f' Report name: {report_name}')
print(f' Number of target/scanned/credentialed hosts: {number_of_target_hosts}/{number_of_scanned_hosts}/{number_of_scanned_hosts_with_credentialed_checks_yes}')
print(f' Scan time START - END (ELAPSED): {scan_time_start} - {scan_time_end} ({scan_time_elapsed})')
host functions to get details about hosts from provided scan e.g. report hosts names, operating system, hosts scan time start/end/elapsed, number of Critical/High/Medium/Low/None findings and more.import nessus_file_reader as nfr
nessus_scan_file = './your_nessus_file.nessus'
root = nfr.file.nessus_scan_file_root_element(nessus_scan_file)
for report_host in nfr.scan.report_hosts(root):
report_host_name = nfr.host.report_host_name(report_host)
report_host_os = nfr.host.detected_os(report_host)
report_host_scan_time_start = nfr.host.host_time_start(report_host)
report_host_scan_time_end = nfr.host.host_time_end(report_host)
report_host_scan_time_elapsed = nfr.host.host_time_elapsed(report_host)
report_host_critical = nfr.host.number_of_plugins_per_risk_factor(report_host, 'Critical')
report_host_high = nfr.host.number_of_plugins_per_risk_factor(report_host, 'High')
report_host_medium = nfr.host.number_of_plugins_per_risk_factor(report_host, 'Medium')
report_host_low = nfr.host.number_of_plugins_per_risk_factor(report_host, 'Low')
report_host_none = nfr.host.number_of_plugins_per_risk_factor(report_host, 'None')
print(f' Report host name: {report_host_name}')
print(f' Report host OS: {report_host_os}')
print(f' Host scan time START - END (ELAPSED): {report_host_scan_time_start} - {report_host_scan_time_end} ({report_host_scan_time_elapsed})')
print(f' Critical/High/Medium/Low/None findings: {report_host_critical}/{report_host_high}/{report_host_medium}/{report_host_low}/{report_host_none}')
plugin functions to get details about plugins reported in provided scan e.g. plugins ID, plugins risk factor, plugins name.import nessus_file_reader as nfr
nessus_scan_file = './your_nessus_file.nessus'
root = nfr.file.nessus_scan_file_root_element(nessus_scan_file)
for report_host in nfr.scan.report_hosts(root):
report_items_per_host = nfr.host.report_items(report_host)
for report_item in report_items_per_host:
plugin_id = int(nfr.plugin.report_item_value(report_item, 'pluginID'))
risk_factor = nfr.plugin.report_item_value(report_item, 'risk_factor')
plugin_name = nfr.plugin.report_item_value(report_item, 'pluginName')
print('\t', plugin_id, ' \t\t\t', risk_factor, ' \t\t\t', plugin_name)
import nessus_file_reader as nfr
nessus_scan_file = './your_nessus_file.nessus'
root = nfr.file.nessus_scan_file_root_element(nessus_scan_file)
for report_host in nfr.scan.report_hosts(root):
pido_19506 = nfr.plugin.plugin_output(root, report_host, '19506')
print(f'Nessus Scan Information Plugin Output:\n{pido_19506}')
import nessus_file_reader as nfr
nessus_scan_file = './your_nessus_file.nessus'
root = nfr.file.nessus_scan_file_root_element(nessus_scan_file)
for report_host in nfr.scan.report_hosts(root):
pidos_14272 = nfr.plugin.plugin_outputs(root, report_host, '14272')
print(f'All findings for Netstat Portscanner (SSH): \n{pidos_14272}')
See CHANGELOG.
GNU GPLv3: LICENSE.
Damian Krawczyk created nessus file reader (NFR) by LimberDuck.
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nessus file reader (NFR) by LimberDuck is a CLI tool and python module created to quickly parse nessus files containing the results of scans performed by using Nessus by (C) Tenable, Inc.
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