Seclists Github Wordlists [updated] ✰ < Complete >

Distinct from fuzzing, these are often specific exploit strings. This includes XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) payloads, SQL injection strings, and LFI (Local File Inclusion) paths. If you want to see if a web server is vulnerable to XSS, Payloads/XSS/cheat-sheet.txt is your bible.

Enter – the de facto standard for security wordlists, hosted openly on GitHub.

gobuster dir -u https://example.com -w SecLists/Discovery/Web_Content/common.txt seclists github wordlists

For credential testing and cracking.

However, there is a caveat. Cloning the entire repository can be heavy. If you are on a high-bandwidth connection, clone away. If you are on a mobile data connection or a constrained network, be warned: this repository is hundreds of megabytes of raw text. Distinct from fuzzing, these are often specific exploit

You have an SSH port open.

The bug bounty program paid out a nice reward for Alex's discovery, and she was thrilled to have been able to use the SecLists wordlists to help her succeed. She continued to use the repository as a valuable resource in her security testing endeavors, and even contributed back to the project by submitting her own wordlists and findings. Enter – the de facto standard for security

This is the most famous section. It contains the lists used for cracking hashes or brute-forcing login pages.

Ethical hackers and penetration testers use these lists to find holes before the "bad guys" do. If you use these lists against systems you do not own or have permission to test, you are committing a crime. The power of SecLists comes with the responsibility of authorized use.