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Scanning Capabilities of Nessus, Qualys and OpenVAS Vulnerability Scanner Tools for Vulnerable Operating Systems and Web Applications

Nessus, Qualys ve OpenVAS Güvenlik Zafiyeti Tarama Araçlarının Güvenlik Zafiyeti Bulunan İşletim Sistemleri ve Web Uygulamalarına Yönelik Tarama Yetenekleri

Mehmet Kara(Kocaeli Sağlık ve Teknoloji Üniversitesi)0000-0001-7312-0503
Pages
103–112
Publication Date
2026-05-31
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The results were compared by running the vulnerability scanning tools on operating systems and web applications known to contain vulnerabilities.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Web applications, which serve as the primary interface between users and organizational systems, represent a particularly critical attack surface that requires specialized attention to ensure their security.
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Key Findings & Data:Common web application vulnerabilities, such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and insecure authentication mechanisms, can provide attackers with direct access to sensitive data and backend systems.
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Conclusion & Impact:The results were compared by running the vulnerability scanning tools on operating systems and web applications known to contain vulnerabilities.
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⚙️Variables:Zafiyet Tarma · CVE · Qualys

Abstract

Web applications, which serve as the primary interface between users and organizational systems, represent a particularly critical attack surface that requires specialized attention to ensure their security. Common web application vulnerabilities, such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and insecure authentication mechanisms, can provide attackers with direct access to sensitive data and backend systems. Therefore, it is crucial for vulnerability scanning tools to effectively detect and report web application security flaws. Vulnerability scanning tools are widely used to detect risks in the software and hardware used in information systems. However, owing to the variety of software and hardware used in information systems, vulnerability scanning and detection tools have very different capabilities. These differences in capabilities make it difficult to compare the vulnerability scanning tools. In this study, after determining the necessary comparison criteria for general information system and web application vulnerability detection, the widely used Nessus, Qualys, and OpenVAS vulnerability scanning tools were examined. The results were compared by running the vulnerability scanning tools on operating systems and web applications known to contain vulnerabilities.

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Kullanıcılar ve kurumsal sistemler arasında birincil arayüz görevi gören web uygulamaları, güvenlik açısından oldukça geniş atak yüzeyi içeren kritik uygulamalardır. SQL enjeksiyonu, sitelerde istem dışı komut çalıştırma (Cross Site Scripting-XSS) ve güvensiz kimlik doğrulama mekanizmaları gibi yaygın web uygulaması güvenlik açıkları, saldırganlara hassas verilere ve veritabanı gibi arkada bulunan kritik sistemlere doğrudan erişim imkanı sağlayabilir. Bu nedenle, güvenlik zafiyeti tarama araçlarının web uygulaması güvenlik zafiyetini etkili bir şekilde tespit etmesi ve raporlaması çok önemlidir. Güvenlik zafiyeti tarama araçları, bilgi sistemlerinde kullanılan yazılım ve donanımlardaki riskleri tespit etmek için yaygın olarak kullanılmaktadır. Bununla birlikte, bilgi sistemlerinde kullanılan yazılım ve donanımların çeşitliliği nedeniyle, güvenlik zafiyeti, tarama ve tespit araçlarının yetenekleri çok farklıdır. Bu yetenek farklılıkları, güvenlik zafiyeti tarama araçlarının karşılaştırılmasını zorlaştırmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, genel bilgi sistemi ve web uygulaması güvenlik açığı tespiti için gerekli karşılaştırma kriterleri belirlenmiştir. Yaygın olarak kullanılan Nessus, Qualys ve OpenVAS güvenlik zafiyeti tarama araçları belirlen bu kriterlere göre değerlendirilmiştir. Sonuçlar, güvenlik açığı içerdiği bilinen işletim sistemleri ve web uygulamaları üzerinde güvenlik açığı tarama araçları çalıştırılarak karşılaştırılmıştır.

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Kara, M. (2026). Scanning Capabilities of Nessus, Qualys and OpenVAS Vulnerability Scanner Tools for Vulnerable Operating Systems and Web Applications. EMO Bilimsel Dergi, Cilt: 16 Sayı: 2, 103–112. https://ajindex.com/articles/1390254

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