Nessus TCP Scanner Parser

This Python script parses Nessus vulnerability scan output files (.nessus) to extract TCP Scanner (Plugin ID 10335) findings. It creates formatted output files suitable for further network analysis with nmap.

Features

• Extracts IP addresses and open ports from Nessus TCP Scanner results
• Creates a list of unique IP addresses
• Generates a comma-separated list of all discovered ports
• Automatically creates an nmap command for further service enumeration
• Supports custom output file names

Usage

Basic usage:

python nessus_parser.py scan_results.nessus

With custom output files:

python nessus_parser.py scan_results.nessus --ip-file custom_ips.txt --ports-file custom_ports.txt

Output Files

The script generates three files:

• ip_addresses.txt - List of IP addresses (one per line)
• open_ports.txt - Comma-separated list of unique open ports
• nmap_command.txt - Ready-to-use nmap command incorporating the discovered hosts and ports

Requirements

• Python 3.6 or higher
• No additional packages required (uses standard library only)