CDN Origin IP Finder
from kittysploit import *
import ipaddress
import json
import re
from urllib.parse import urlparse
import dns.resolver
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Auxiliary, Http_client):
__info__ = {
"name": "CDN Origin IP Finder",
"author": ["KittySploit Team"],
"description": (
"Find probable origin server IPs hidden behind CDNs (Cloudflare, Fastly, Akamai) "
"by correlating DNS on direct/staging subdomains, MX records, and CT enumeration."
),
"tags": ["osint", "passive", "cdn", "origin-ip", "infrastructure"],
}
target = OptString("", "Target domain (e.g. example.com)", required=True)
scan_cert_subdomains = OptBool(True, "Enumerate crt.sh subdomains and resolve A records", required=False)
max_cert_names = OptString("200", "Max certificate names to resolve", required=False)
timeout = OptString("10", "DNS/HTTP timeout in seconds", required=False)
output_file = OptString("", "Optional JSON output file", required=False)
ORIGIN_HINT_PREFIXES = (
"direct", "origin", "origin-www", "www-origin", "real", "server",
"staging", "stage", "stg", "dev", "test", "uat", "preprod", "beta",
"mail", "smtp", "mx", "mx1", "ftp", "cpanel", "webmail", "owa",
"vpn", "remote", "api", "old", "legacy", "backend", "internal",
)
CDN_NETWORKS = [
"103.21.244.0/22", "103.22.200.0/22", "103.31.4.0/22",
"104.16.0.0/13", "104.24.0.0/14", "108.162.192.0/18",
"131.0.72.0/22", "141.101.64.0/18", "162.158.0.0/15",
"172.64.0.0/13", "173.245.48.0/20", "188.114.96.0/20",
"190.93.240.0/20", "197.234.240.0/22", "198.41.128.0/17",
"23.235.32.0/20", "2400:cb00::/32", "2606:4700::/32",
"2803:f800::/32", "2a06:98c0::/29", "2c0f:f248::/32",
"151.101.0.0/16", "199.232.0.0/16",
"23.0.0.0/12",
]
def _to_int(self, value, default_value):
try:
return max(1, int(str(value).strip()))
except Exception:
return default_value
def _normalize_domain(self, value):
domain = str(value).strip().lower()
domain = re.sub(r"^https?://", "", domain)
domain = domain.split("/", 1)[0].strip(".")
if "@" in domain or not domain or "." not in domain:
return None
return domain
def _cdn_networks(self):
nets = []
for cidr in self.CDN_NETWORKS:
try:
nets.append(ipaddress.ip_network(cidr, strict=False))
except Exception:
pass
return nets
def _is_cdn_ip(self, ip_str, cdn_nets):
try:
ip = ipaddress.ip_address(ip_str)
except Exception:
return False
return any(ip in net for net in cdn_nets)
def _dns_a(self, host, timeout_seconds):
resolver = dns.resolver.Resolver()
resolver.timeout = timeout_seconds
resolver.lifetime = timeout_seconds
try:
return [r.address for r in resolver.resolve(host, "A")]
except Exception:
return []
def _dns_mx_hosts(self, domain, timeout_seconds):
resolver = dns.resolver.Resolver()
resolver.timeout = timeout_seconds
resolver.lifetime = timeout_seconds
hosts = []
try:
for r in resolver.resolve(domain, "MX"):
mx_host = str(r.exchange).rstrip(".")
if mx_host:
hosts.append(mx_host)
except Exception:
pass
return hosts
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 "/"
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("GET", path=path, timeout=timeout_seconds, allow_redirects=True)
except Exception:
return None
finally:
self.target = old_target
self.port = old_port
self.ssl = old_ssl
def _crtsh_subdomains(self, domain, timeout_seconds, limit):
url = f"https://crt.sh/?q=%25.{domain}&output=json"
resp = self._http_get_url(url, timeout_seconds)
if not resp or resp.status_code != 200:
return []
try:
rows = resp.json()
except Exception:
return []
subs = set()
for row in rows:
for item in str(row.get("name_value", "")).split("\n"):
host = item.strip().lower()
if host and "*" not in host and host.endswith(domain):
subs.add(host)
if len(subs) >= limit:
break
return sorted(subs)[:limit]
def _confidence(self, hostname, source, is_cdn, apex_is_cdn):
score = 40
if not is_cdn and apex_is_cdn:
score += 35
if source in ("origin_hint_subdomain", "mx_host"):
score += 15
if any(p in hostname for p in ("origin", "direct", "staging", "dev", "internal")):
score += 10
return min(95, score)
def run(self):
domain = self._normalize_domain(self.target)
if not domain:
print_error("target must be a valid domain")
return {"error": "invalid domain target"}
timeout_seconds = self._to_int(self.timeout, 10)
max_cert = self._to_int(self.max_cert_names, 200)
cdn_nets = self._cdn_networks()
print_info(f"Hunting origin IPs for {domain} (behind CDN detection)")
apex_ips = self._dns_a(domain, timeout_seconds)
apex_cdn = all(self._is_cdn_ip(ip, cdn_nets) for ip in apex_ips) if apex_ips else False
hosts_to_check = {domain}
for prefix in self.ORIGIN_HINT_PREFIXES:
hosts_to_check.add(f"{prefix}.{domain}")
if self.scan_cert_subdomains:
print_status("Collecting subdomains from crt.sh...")
for sub in self._crtsh_subdomains(domain, timeout_seconds, max_cert):
hosts_to_check.add(sub)
for mx in self._dns_mx_hosts(domain, timeout_seconds):
hosts_to_check.add(mx)
findings = []
seen_ip_host = set()
for host in sorted(hosts_to_check):
ips = self._dns_a(host, timeout_seconds)
for ip in ips:
key = (ip, host)
if key in seen_ip_host:
continue
seen_ip_host.add(key)
is_cdn = self._is_cdn_ip(ip, cdn_nets)
if is_cdn and apex_cdn:
continue
source = "subdomain"
if host == domain:
source = "apex"
elif host.endswith(f".{domain}") and host.split(".", 1)[0] in self.ORIGIN_HINT_PREFIXES:
source = "origin_hint_subdomain"
elif not host.endswith(domain):
source = "mx_host"
confidence = self._confidence(host, source, is_cdn, apex_cdn)
if confidence < 50:
continue
findings.append({
"ip": ip,
"hostname": host,
"source": source,
"cdn_ip": is_cdn,
"confidence": confidence,
})
findings.sort(key=lambda x: (-x.get("confidence", 0), x.get("ip", "")))
unique_ips = sorted({f["ip"] for f in findings})
risk_level = "HIGH" if any(f["confidence"] >= 80 for f in findings) else (
"MEDIUM" if findings else "LOW"
)
data = {
"target": domain,
"apex_ips": apex_ips,
"apex_behind_cdn": apex_cdn,
"origin_ip_candidates": unique_ips,
"candidate_count": len(findings),
"risk_level": risk_level,
"findings": findings[:50],
}
print_success(
f"Origin hunt: apex_cdn={apex_cdn}, candidates={len(unique_ips)} IP(s) (risk={risk_level})"
)
for f in findings[:10]:
print_info(
f" [{f.get('confidence')}] {f.get('ip')} via {f.get('hostname')} "
f"({f.get('source')})"
)
if self.output_file:
try:
with open(str(self.output_file), "w") as fp:
json.dump(data, 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 data
def get_graph_nodes(self, data):
if not isinstance(data, dict) or "error" in data:
return [], []
target = data.get("target", self.target)
nodes = []
edges = []
for i, f in enumerate(data.get("findings", [])[:15]):
nid = f"origin_{i}_{f.get('ip')}"
nodes.append({
"id": nid,
"label": f"{f.get('ip')} ({f.get('hostname')})",
"group": "ip",
"icon": "🎯",
})
edges.append({"from": target, "to": nid, "label": "origin?"})
return nodes, edges
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29 Jun 2026 09:40Current
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