Ansible Role: Nuclei Scanner

This Ansible Galaxy role installs and configures the Nuclei Scanner, a powerful tool for vulnerability scanning and configuration management.

Requirements

• Supported Operating Systems: Linux (e.g., Ubuntu, CentOS) , Windows and Mac
• Dependencies:
  • unzip package must be available on the system.

Role Variables

Available variables are listed below, along with their default values:

nuclei_download_url: "https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/releases/latest/download/nuclei.zip"
nuclei_install_path: "/usr/local/bin"
nuclei_data_path: "/opt/nuclei-templates"

Dependencies

This role has no specific dependencies.

Example Playbook

---
- name: Install and run nuclei
  hosts: target-machines
  become: true
  roles:
    - nuclei

for ansible.cfg

[default]
inventory   = ./inventory.ini
remote_user = root
log_path    = ./log/ansible.log

[privilege_escalation]
become = true
become_user = root
become_method = sudo

for inventory.ini file

[target-machines]
192.168.56.10 ansible_user=root
192.168.56.11 ansible_user=root

Role Tasks

1. Download and Install Nuclei Binary

• Downloads the Nuclei binary ZIP file from the specified URL.
• Extracts the binary to the defined installation path.
• Ensures the installation directory exists.

2. Download and Update Templates

• Downloads the latest Nuclei templates to the defined data path.
• Updates templates if they already exist.

3. Run Nuclei Scanner

• Provides a simple wrapper for running the nuclei binary with specific options.

Example Command

After installing the role, you can run Nuclei as follows:

nuclei -u http://example.com -t /opt/nuclei-templates

License

MIT

Author Information

This role was created by DannyRavi.