nsfix.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import sys, lxml.etree as et

def purge_plugin( tree, id ):
    print ':: Searching for %s Entries..' % id
    targets = tree.findall( '//ReportItem[@pluginID="%s"]' % id )
    print '   Found %s entries.' % len( targets )
    print ':: Excising %s entries..' % id

    for target in targets:
        sys.stdout.write( '.' )
        sys.stdout.flush( )
        target.getparent( ).remove( target )

    print

def nsfix( src_path, dst_path, *plugins ):
    print ':: Loading source file..'
    tree = et.parse( src_path )

    for plugin in plugins:
        purge_plugin( tree, plugin )

    print ':: Writing output file..'
    tree.write( dst_path )

    print ':: Done.'

if __name__ == "__main__":
    if len( sys.argv ) > 3:
        nsfix( *sys.argv[1:] )
    else:
        print >>sys.stderr, 'USAGE: nsfix <src.nessus> <dst.nessus> <plugin0>     <plugin1> ...'
        print >>sys.stderr, 'EX:    nsfix sample.nessus dest.nessus 19506 11084'