Retire.js

Scans websites and JavaScript projects for libraries with known security vulnerabilities.

By The Retire.js contributors

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About Retire.js

Retire.js checks web apps and Node.js projects for JavaScript libraries and modules with known vulnerabilities. Its command-line scanner can inspect projects, while browser extensions scan visited sites and report vulnerable libraries.

It also has plugins for Burp Suite and ZAP. Retire.js suits developers and security testers checking dependencies or web pages for outdated vulnerable components.

Strengths

  • Scans web apps and Node.js projects
  • Browser extensions report vulnerable libraries on visited sites
  • Available as plugins for Burp Suite and ZAP

Limitations

  • Detects only vulnerabilities in its listed JavaScript libraries

Details

Pricing
FreeFree software under the Apache-2.0 license.
License
Apache-2.0
Developer
The Retire.js contributors
Platforms
Browser extension, Command line
How it runs
Downloadable app, Browser extension
Best suited for
Developers and security testers checking sites or projects for vulnerable JavaScript libraries
Last verified
Added
Provenance
Selected from the Homebrew formula

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