Network Scanning Web Application

Description

NetScanWeb is a lightweight web application designed for network scanning and monitoring. It simplifies the process of setting up and configuring network scanning tasks using Nmap, Apache2, and PHP on a Debian-based operating system. The application allows users to conveniently view the network scan results in real-time through a user-friendly web interface. With NetScanWeb, network administrators can easily monitor network activity, identify active hosts, and track open ports within a specified IP range.

Assumptions

Using debian based OS (if using other OS use appropriate package manager)
Using root user, use standard user for better security and change ownership permissions of web page (var/www/html)

Install Software

Install - Apache2

sudo apt install apache2 -y

Install - PHP

sudo apt install php -y

Install nmap

sudo apt install nmap -y

Configure Ownership and Permissions

Check permissions in directory below

ls -l /var/www/html

Change Owner

sudo chown root /var/www/html

Change Permissions

sudo chmod 777 /var/www/html

Cron Job Configuration

Edit cron config

sudo crontab -e

Add Line to cron tab

Runs the command every 10 minues

*/10 * * * * nmap 192.168.0.0/24 -oN /var/www/html/nmap.html

create network.php

<?php

echo "Server Timestamp: ";
echo date("h:i:sa");

echo "<pre>";
include("nmap.html");
echo "</pre>";

?>

PySecNinja/NetScanWebApp