Cybersecurity Vulnerability Scanner with CVE Integration and Slack Alerts

This is a Python-based cybersecurity tool that scans for vulnerabilities, checks them against CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), generates an HTML report, and sends real-time alerts to Slack if issues are found.

Technologies Used

• Programming Language: Python 3
• Tools and Libraries:
  • nmap: For vulnerability scanning
  • Slack API: For sending real-time alerts
  • requests: For fetching CVE data
• Operating System: Ubuntu 24.04

Skills Demonstrated

• Cybersecurity: Identifying and analyzing network vulnerabilities
• API Integration: Working with the Slack API and CVE data APIs
• Linux: Developing and running the tool on Ubuntu
• Problem-Solving: Designing a modular and efficient vulnerability scanning solution

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/CharlesMCMaponya/vuln_scanner.git
   cd vuln_scanner
   

Vulnerability Scanner with CVE Integration

A Python-based vulnerability scanner that uses nmap to scan targets, checks for CVEs, generates reports, and sends alerts via Slack.

Setup

1. Create a virtual environment: python3 -m venv venv
2. Activate the virtual environment: source venv/bin/activate
3. Install dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt
4. Run python3 cve_fetcher.py to set up the CVE database.
5. Run sudo python3 scanner.py to scan and generate a report.

Features

• Scans for open ports and vulnerabilities using nmap.
• Matches vulnerabilities against a CVE database.
• Generates an HTML report.
• Sends alerts to Slack for high-severity issues.