Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner 6.5 now available

Acunetix announced new “file upload forms vulnerability checks” in version 6.5 of the Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner (WVS). Other key features in the new versions are the new Login Sequence Recorder, Session Auto Recognition functionality and improved cookie and session handling.

With the new Login Sequence Recorder and Session Auto Recognition module, Acunetix WVS can automatically login to a wider range of authentication forms using different authentication mechanisms, while with the improved cookie and session handling. WVS is now able to scan a broader range of dynamic web applications effectively.

Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner ensures website and web application security by automatically checking for SQL injection, cross site scripting and other vulnerabilities.

It also scans for AJAX and other Web 2.0 technologies for vulnerabilities, analyzes against Google Hacking Database (GHDB), and gives you detailed reports that enable business to meet legal and regulatory compliance. It also features other advanced tools that permit fine tuning and help manual security audits of web applications security checks.

The scanner is available in four editions: a Free edition, a Small Business edition, an Enterprise edition for businesses operating more than 1 website, and a Consultant edition.