WebScan v2.5.0
WebScan v2.5.0 — 7.1s, faster than v2.0 with 2× more plugins
🚀 Performance
11.4s → 7.1s (1.6× faster, avg of 3 runs on httpbin.org)
WebScan v2.5.0 with 38 plugins is now faster than v2.0 with 19 plugins (7.1s vs 7.3s)!
Optimizations
backup_files: 312→50 probes (10 files × 5 extensions)subdomains: crt.sh query timeout 5s (was unbounded)- Safe mode concurrency: 4→8 (more parallel plugins)
- Connect timeout: 5s→3s (faster failure)
- Connection pool: ×5→×8 of concurrency
Comparison
| Scanner | Time | Findings | FP | Plugins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WebScan v2.5.0 | 7.1s | 16 | 0 | 38 |
| Nuclei 3.8.0 | 34.2s | 21 | — | ~9 |
| Nikto 2.6.0 | 42.6s | 30 | 5+ | ~15 |
4.8× faster than Nuclei, 6.0× faster than Nikto.
📊 Numbers
- 38 plugins
- 701 tests
- 95% coverage
- ruff clean, mypy --strict clean