pip install pthost
If you're unable to invoke the script from your terminal, it's likely because it's not included in your PATH. You can resolve this issue by executing the following commands, depending on the shell you're using:
For Bash Users
echo "export PATH=\"`python3 -m site --user-base`/bin:\$PATH\"" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrcFor ZSH Users
echo "export PATH=\"`python3 -m site --user-base`/bin:\$PATH\"" >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrcpthost -d https://www.example.com/
pthost -d www.example.com
-d --domain <domain> Test Domain
-t --test <test-types> Specify tests to perform (default all)
default-vhost Test Default vhost
open-redirect Test Open Redirect
crlf Test CRLF injection
host-injection Test Host injection
redir-to-https Test HTTP to HTTPS redirects
seo-fragmentation Test SEO fragmentation
xss Test Cross Site Scripting
subdomain-reflection-www Test Subdomain reflection (with www)
subdomain-reflection-no-www Test Subdomain reflection (without www)
-H --headers <header:value> Set custom headers
-T --timeout <timeout> Set timeout (default 7s)
-ua --user-agent <user-agent> Set user agent
-c --cookie <cookie=value> Set cookie(s)
-p --proxy <proxy> Set proxy (e.g. http://127.0.0.1:8080)
-P --protocol <protocol> Set protocol to test (HTTP, HTTPS), default both
-C --cache Cache requests (load from tmp in future)
-v --version Show script version and exit
-h --help Show this help message and exit
-j --json Output in JSON format
ptlibs
validators
tldextract
Copyright (c) 2025 Penterep Security s.r.o.
pthost is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
pthost is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with pthost. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
You are only allowed to run the tool against the websites which you have been given permission to pentest. We do not accept any responsibility for any damage/harm that this application causes to your computer, or your network. Penterep is not responsible for any illegal or malicious use of this code. Be Ethical!
