cewl

custom word list generator

TLDR

Create a wordlist file from the given URL up to 2 links depth

$ cewl --depth [2] --write [path/to/wordlist.txt] [url]

Output an alpha-numeric wordlist from the given URL with words of minimum 5 characters

$ cewl --with-numbers --min_word_length [5] [url]

Output a wordlist from the given URL in debug mode including email addresses

$ cewl --debug --email [url]

Output a wordlist from the given URL using HTTP Basic or Digest authentication

$ cewl --auth_type [basic|digest] --auth_user [username] --auth_pass [password] [url]

Output a wordlist from the given URL through a proxy

$ cewl --proxy_host [host] --proxy_port [port] [url]

CeWL (Custom Word List generator) is a ruby app which spiders a given URL, up to a specified depth, and returns a list of words which can then be used for password crackers such as John the Ripper. Optionally, CeWL can follow external links. CeWL can also create a list of email addresses found in mailto links. These email addresses can be used as usernames in brute force actions. CeWL is pronounced "cool".

OPTIONS

General options -h, --help Show help. -k, --keep Keep the downloaded file. -d ,--depth Depth to spider to, default 2. -m, --min_word_length Minimum word length, default 3. -o, --offsite Let the spider visit other sites. -w, --write Write the output to the file. -u, --ua User agent to send. -n, --no-words Don't output the wordlist. --with-numbers Accept words with numbers in as well as just letters. -a, --meta Include meta data. --meta_file file Output file for meta data. -e, --email Include email addresses. --email_file Output file for email addresses. --meta-temp-dir

The temporary directory used by exiftool when parsing files, default /tmp. -c, --count Show the count for each word found. -v, --verbose Verbose. --debug Extra debug information. Authentication --auth_type Digest or basic. --auth_user Authentication username. --auth_pass Authentication password. Proxy Support --proxy_host Proxy host. --proxy_port Proxy port, default 8080. --proxy_username Username for proxy, if required. --proxy_password Password for proxy, if required. Headers --header, -H In format name:value - can pass multiple. The site to spider.

BUGS

Someone has reported that the spider misses some pages which are have querystrings on them. This issue isn't confirmed.

AUTHOR

The CeWL was written by Robin Wood . This manual page was written by Joao Eriberto Mota Filho for the Debian project (but may be used by others).