GCP GCS Exposure Audit
from kittysploit import *
import json
from urllib.parse import urlparse
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Auxiliary, Http_client):
__info__ = {
"name": "GCP GCS Exposure Audit",
"author": ["KittySploit Team"],
"description": "Audit multiple GCS buckets for anonymous listing/public exposure indicators.",
"tags": ["gcp", "gcs", "cloud", "audit", "misconfig"],
}
target = OptString("", "Single bucket name or URL (optional, prioritized when set)", required=False)
buckets = OptString("assets,media,public,backup,files,uploads,logs,data", "Comma-separated bucket candidates", required=False)
timeout = OptString("8", "HTTP timeout in seconds", required=False)
output_file = OptString("", "Optional JSON output file", required=False)
def _to_int(self, value, default_value):
try:
return max(1, int(str(value).strip()))
except Exception:
return default_value
def _normalize_bucket(self, value):
raw = str(value).strip()
if not raw:
return ""
if raw.startswith(("http://", "https://")):
try:
parsed = urlparse(raw)
host = parsed.hostname or ""
if host == "storage.googleapis.com":
path_parts = [p for p in (parsed.path or "").split("/") if p]
return path_parts[0] if path_parts else ""
if host.endswith(".storage.googleapis.com"):
return host.replace(".storage.googleapis.com", "")
return host.split(".")[0]
except Exception:
return ""
return raw
def _bucket_candidates(self):
cands = []
single = self._normalize_bucket(self.target)
if single:
cands.append(single)
for b in str(self.buckets).split(","):
bb = self._normalize_bucket(b)
if bb and bb not in cands:
cands.append(bb)
return cands
def _http_get_url(self, url, timeout_seconds):
parsed = urlparse(url)
host = parsed.hostname
if not host:
return None
scheme = (parsed.scheme or "https").lower()
port = parsed.port or (443 if scheme == "https" else 80)
path = parsed.path or "/"
if parsed.query:
path = f"{path}?{parsed.query}"
old_target = self.target
old_port = getattr(self, "port", 443)
old_ssl = getattr(self, "ssl", True)
try:
self.target = host
self.port = int(port)
self.ssl = (scheme == "https")
return self.http_request(method="GET", path=path, allow_redirects=True, timeout=timeout_seconds)
except Exception:
return None
finally:
self.target = old_target
self.port = old_port
self.ssl = old_ssl
def _classify(self, status_code, body):
b = (body or "").lower()
if status_code == 200 and ("listbucketresult" in b or "<contents>" in b):
return "public_listing", 95
if status_code == 200:
return "public_access", 70
if status_code in (401, 403):
return "restricted_or_private", 20
if status_code == 404 and ("nosuchbucket" in b or "not found" in b):
return "not_found", 0
return "unknown", 10
def run(self):
timeout_seconds = self._to_int(self.timeout, 8)
candidates = self._bucket_candidates()
if not candidates:
print_error("No bucket candidates provided")
return {"error": "no buckets"}
print_info(f"Auditing GCS exposure over {len(candidates)} candidate bucket(s)")
findings = []
for bucket in candidates:
url = f"https://storage.googleapis.com/{bucket}?list-type=2&max-keys=1"
resp = self._http_get_url(url, timeout_seconds)
if not resp:
findings.append({
"bucket": bucket,
"status_code": None,
"exposure": "request_failed",
"confidence": 0,
})
continue
exposure, confidence = self._classify(resp.status_code, resp.text or "")
findings.append({
"bucket": bucket,
"status_code": resp.status_code,
"exposure": exposure,
"confidence": confidence,
"url": resp.url or url,
})
public_listing = [f for f in findings if f.get("exposure") == "public_listing"]
public_any = [f for f in findings if f.get("exposure") in ("public_listing", "public_access")]
risk_score = min(10, (len(public_listing) * 3) + (len(public_any) - len(public_listing)))
risk_level = "LOW" if risk_score <= 3 else ("MEDIUM" if risk_score <= 6 else "HIGH")
result = {
"provider": "gcp_gcs",
"count": len(findings),
"public_listing_count": len(public_listing),
"public_access_count": len(public_any),
"risk_score": risk_score,
"risk_level": risk_level,
"findings": findings,
}
print_success(
f"Exposure audit done: tested={len(findings)} "
f"public_listing={len(public_listing)} risk={risk_level}({risk_score})"
)
for f in findings:
if f.get("exposure") in ("public_listing", "public_access"):
print_warning(
f" [{f.get('bucket')}] {f.get('exposure')} "
f"(http={f.get('status_code')}, confidence={f.get('confidence')})"
)
if self.output_file:
try:
with open(str(self.output_file), "w") as fp:
json.dump(result, fp, indent=2)
print_success(f"Results saved to {self.output_file}")
except Exception as e:
print_error(f"Failed to save output: {e}")
return result
def get_graph_nodes(self, data):
if not isinstance(data, dict) or "error" in data:
return [], []
root = "gcs-audit"
nodes = [{
"id": root,
"label": root,
"group": "hostname",
"icon": "🟥",
"custom_info": (
f"Risk: {data.get('risk_level', 'LOW')} ({data.get('risk_score', 0)})\n"
f"Public listing: {data.get('public_listing_count', 0)}\n"
f"Public access: {data.get('public_access_count', 0)}"
),
}]
edges = []
for i, f in enumerate(data.get("findings", [])[:60]):
nid = f"gcs_bucket_{i}"
exposure = f.get("exposure", "unknown")
icon = "🔥" if exposure == "public_listing" else ("⚠️" if exposure == "public_access" else "🪣")
group = "risk" if exposure in ("public_listing", "public_access") else "generic"
nodes.append({
"id": nid,
"label": f"{f.get('bucket')} ({exposure})",
"group": group,
"icon": icon,
"custom_info": (
f"Bucket: {f.get('bucket')}\n"
f"Exposure: {exposure}\n"
f"HTTP: {f.get('status_code')}\n"
f"Confidence: {f.get('confidence', 0)}"
),
})
edges.append({"from": root, "to": nid, "label": "bucket", "custom_info": exposure})
return nodes, edges
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