Scan Web Application Vulnerabilities
Run comprehensive vulnerability scans against web applications to identify security weaknesses.
Test Session Management Security
Assess session handling for vulnerabilities including fixation, hijacking, and insecure cookie configurations.
ToolSession management is the mechanism that keeps users logged in between requests. When it is implemented poorly, attackers can hijack active sessions, fix session IDs to known values, or steal session tokens through insecure transmission. A compromised session gives the attacker full access to the victim's account without needing their password.
Session security testing examines how your application creates, maintains, and destroys sessions. It checks for predictable session IDs, missing secure and HttpOnly cookie flags, insufficient session expiration, lack of session invalidation on logout and password change, and vulnerability to session fixation attacks.
This testing is critical for any application where sessions protect access to sensitive data or actions. E-commerce sites, banking applications, admin panels, and any multi-user platform need robust session management. Even if your authentication is strong, weak session handling negates those protections by giving attackers a backdoor past the login form.
Agent Guides
Claude
- Connect ToolRouter: claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
- Ask Claude: "Test the session management of my application using pentest" and provide the URL
- Claude analyzes session creation, cookie flags, expiration, and invalidation
ChatGPT
- Configure ToolRouter in ChatGPT
- Ask: "Test my application's session management for security issues" and provide the URL
- ChatGPT analyzes session handling and returns findings
Copilot
- Add ToolRouter to Copilot MCP config
- In Copilot Chat: "Test my app's session management security"
- Copilot analyzes session handling and returns findings
OpenClaw
- Connect ToolRouter: openclaw mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
- Ask OpenClaw: "Test session management security on this application"
- OpenClaw checks cookie flags, session lifecycle, and fixation resistance
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Check for SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
Test web applications and APIs for SQL injection vulnerabilities that could expose database contents.
Test for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Detect XSS vulnerabilities where user input is reflected or stored without proper sanitization.