diff --git a/scripts/amqp-info.nse b/scripts/amqp-info.nse index 3134792b4..565e81b8c 100644 --- a/scripts/amqp-info.nse +++ b/scripts/amqp-info.nse @@ -1,6 +1,5 @@ description = [[ -Gathers information from an AMQP server. -It lists all of its server properties. +Gathers information (a list of all server properties) from an AMQP (advanced message queuing protocol) server. See http://www.rabbitmq.com/extensions.html for details on the server-properties field. diff --git a/scripts/dns-zeustracker.nse b/scripts/dns-zeustracker.nse index e035afeb9..68f013ca2 100644 --- a/scripts/dns-zeustracker.nse +++ b/scripts/dns-zeustracker.nse @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ description = [[ -Check if your IP-range is part of a Zeus botnet by quering ZTDNS @ abuse.ch! +Checks if the target IP range is part of a Zeus botnet by quering ZTDNS @ abuse.ch. Please review the following information before you start to scan: * https://zeustracker.abuse.ch/ztdns.php ]] diff --git a/scripts/ganglia-info.nse b/scripts/ganglia-info.nse index 8b79e9921..eba9e4030 100644 --- a/scripts/ganglia-info.nse +++ b/scripts/ganglia-info.nse @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ description = [[ -Retrieves system information from a listening Ganglia Monitoring Daemon or -Ganglia Meta Daemon. +Retrieves system information (OS version, available memory, etc.) from +a listening Ganglia Monitoring Daemon or Ganglia Meta Daemon. Ganglia is a scalable distributed monitoring system for high-performance computing systems such as clusters and Grids. The information retrieved diff --git a/scripts/http-cors.nse b/scripts/http-cors.nse index 2188a1444..20df00aa2 100644 --- a/scripts/http-cors.nse +++ b/scripts/http-cors.nse @@ -1,10 +1,11 @@ description = [[ -Tests an http server for Cross-Origin Resource Sharing. +Tests an http server for Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS), a way +for domains to explicitly opt in to having certain methods invoked by +another domain. -Cross-Origin Resource Sharing is a way for domains to explicitly opt in -to having certain methods invoked by another domain. The script works by -setting the Access-Control-Request-Method header field for certain -enumerated methods in OPTIONS requests, and checking the responses. +The script works by setting the Access-Control-Request-Method header +field for certain enumerated methods in OPTIONS requests, and checking +the responses. ]] --- diff --git a/scripts/http-robtex-reverse-ip.nse b/scripts/http-robtex-reverse-ip.nse index 81cb8708e..3a8d7d64c 100644 --- a/scripts/http-robtex-reverse-ip.nse +++ b/scripts/http-robtex-reverse-ip.nse @@ -1,7 +1,5 @@ description = [[ -This script is inspired from http-reverse-ip to do a reverse ip lookup -using robtex website by parsing http://www.robtex.com/ip/ and return -maximum of 100 domains +Obtains up to 100 forward DNS names for a target IP address by querying http://www.robtex.com/ip/. ]] --- diff --git a/scripts/ipv6-node-info.nse b/scripts/ipv6-node-info.nse index f1a8dcadc..0bf3e035f 100644 --- a/scripts/ipv6-node-info.nse +++ b/scripts/ipv6-node-info.nse @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ description = [[ -Gets hostnames, IPv4 and IPv6 addresses through IPv6 Node Information Queries. +Obtains hostnames, IPv4 and IPv6 addresses through IPv6 Node Information Queries. IPv6 Node Information Queries are defined in RFC 4620. There are three useful types of queries: diff --git a/scripts/irc-brute.nse b/scripts/irc-brute.nse index ca1394de2..4b2dd333f 100644 --- a/scripts/irc-brute.nse +++ b/scripts/irc-brute.nse @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ description=[[ -Performs password guessing agains the IRC service +Performs brute force password auditing against IRC (Internet Relay Chat) servers. ]] --- diff --git a/scripts/krb5-enum-users.nse b/scripts/krb5-enum-users.nse index f920ab3c3..48676cfe5 100644 --- a/scripts/krb5-enum-users.nse +++ b/scripts/krb5-enum-users.nse @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ description = [[ -Discovers valid usernames by querying the Kerberos service for a TGT. +Discovers valid usernames by brute force querying likely usernames against a Kerberos service. When an invalid username is requested the server will responde using the Kerberos error code KRB5KDC_ERR_C_PRINCIPAL_UNKNOWN, allowing us to determine that the user name was invalid. Valid user names will illicit either the diff --git a/scripts/ms-sql-dump-hashes.nse b/scripts/ms-sql-dump-hashes.nse index 907c4b9df..95168bfbf 100644 --- a/scripts/ms-sql-dump-hashes.nse +++ b/scripts/ms-sql-dump-hashes.nse @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ description = [[ -Dumps the password hashes from MS-SQL server in a format suitable for -John-the-ripper. In order to do so the user needs to have the appropriate -privileges. +Dumps the password hashes from an MS-SQL server in a format suitable for +cracking by tools such as John-the-ripper. In order to do so the user +needs to have the appropriate privileges. Credentials passed as script arguments take precedence over credentials discovered by other scripts. diff --git a/scripts/nessus-brute.nse b/scripts/nessus-brute.nse index 898d39eac..4dda10fe3 100644 --- a/scripts/nessus-brute.nse +++ b/scripts/nessus-brute.nse @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ description=[[ -Performs password guessing against the Nessus service using the NTP 1.2 protocol. +Performs brute force password auditing against a Nessus vulnerability scanning daemon using the NTP 1.2 protocol. ]] --- diff --git a/scripts/openlookup-info.nse b/scripts/openlookup-info.nse index 672744077..4bc8e641b 100644 --- a/scripts/openlookup-info.nse +++ b/scripts/openlookup-info.nse @@ -1,7 +1,5 @@ description = [[ -Displays the banner information of an OpenLookup server. - -OpenLookup is a network-accessible key-value store. +Displays the banner information of an OpenLookup (network key-value store) server. ]] --- diff --git a/scripts/rtsp-methods.nse b/scripts/rtsp-methods.nse index 4554d22c8..ae9fb0ae9 100644 --- a/scripts/rtsp-methods.nse +++ b/scripts/rtsp-methods.nse @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ description = [[ -Finds out what methods are supported by the RTSP server. +Determines which methods are supported by the RTSP (real time streaming protocol) server. ]] --- diff --git a/scripts/rtsp-url-brute.nse b/scripts/rtsp-url-brute.nse index be1f0a5c5..6d47ad252 100644 --- a/scripts/rtsp-url-brute.nse +++ b/scripts/rtsp-url-brute.nse @@ -1,6 +1,5 @@ description = [[ -Attempts to brute common RTSP media URLs for devices such as surveillance IP -cameras. +Attempts to enumerate RTSP media URLS by testing for common paths on devices such as surveillance IP cameras. ]] --- diff --git a/scripts/tftp-enum.nse b/scripts/tftp-enum.nse index 7d7bf920d..6fd1354e9 100644 --- a/scripts/tftp-enum.nse +++ b/scripts/tftp-enum.nse @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ description = [[ -Checks for TFTP filenames from a list. +Enumerates TFTP (trivial file transfer protocol) filenames by testing +for a list of common ones. TFTP doesn't provide directory listings. This script tries to retrieve filenames from a list. The list is composed of static names from the