[BUG] -f flag result in "Wildcard dir! stopped recursion"

Author: Steffen-ArmsCreated Jul 30, 2025Updated Aug 4, 2025
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Describe the bug If I use the -f flag on a target I obtain the message "Wildcard dir! stopped recursion" and it stopped. If I run the scan without the -f flag I do not obtain this message.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. I tested this on the TryHackMe machine "Smol"
  2. This command cause the issue "feroxbuster -u http://www.smol.thm/ -f" 3.#Example output line like #>-----------------] - 31s 4425/30000 145/s http://www.smol.thm/ => Wildcard dir! stopped recursion
  3. If I use the command without the -f flag I do not obtain this message.

Expected behavior I would expect that this message would not appear as these directories are no wildcard directories. As I thought wildcard directories are those who accept every subdirectory with http code 200. But I am not sure how it is define in feroxbuser. I could not find it in the code.

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Environment (please complete the following information):

  • feroxbuster version: 2.11.0
  • OS [Linux kali 6.12.33]