UT-Dorkbot

UT-Dorkbot is a specialized security tool developed and maintained by the University of Texas at Austin's Information Security Office (ISO). It functions as a modular, automated scanner designed to perform large-scale vulnerability assessments by querying search engine indices and scanning identified web pages for common security flaws like SQL injection and Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The tool is part of the university's broader effort to provide low-friction, proactive security monitoring for institutional and affiliated digital assets.

The bot crawls the web to discover and verify high-risk security vulnerabilities in web applications. By leveraging search engine caches and direct scanning, it identifies potential attack vectors that could compromise university resources. Once a vulnerability is confirmed, the system automatically generates remediation notices for site administrators, helping them patch security gaps before they can be exploited by malicious actors. Its activity can be verified by its association with the official UT Austin Information Security Office infrastructure.