Cloud metadata path detection
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Détection chemins métadonnées cloud (risque SSRF / proxy vers metadata)."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
# Paths often proxied to cloud metadata (169.254.169.254); finding them = potential SSRF/metadata exposure
METADATA_PATHS = [
"/latest/meta-data/",
"/latest/meta-data",
"/metadata",
"/metadata/",
"/computeMetadata/v1/",
"/computeMetadata/v1",
"/openstack/latest/meta_data.json",
"/openstack/2012-08-10/meta_data.json",
]
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
"name": "Cloud metadata path detection",
"description": "Detects HTTP paths that may expose cloud metadata (AWS/Azure/GCP/OpenStack).",
"author": ["KittySploit Team"],
"severity": "high",
"modules": [],
"tags": ["cloud", "scanner", "metadata", "aws", "azure", "gcp", "ssrf", "imds"],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 2,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.5,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False},
'chain': {'produces_capabilities': [{'capability': 'ssrf_primitive', 'from_detail': ''}],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': []},
},
}
def run(self):
for path in METADATA_PATHS:
r = self.http_request(method="GET", path=path, allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code not in (200, 403, 401):
continue
# 200 with body = likely metadata; 403 with Metadata: true (GCP) = metadata endpoint
h = {k.lower(): v for k, v in r.headers.items()}
if h.get("metadata") == "true" or (r.status_code == 200 and len(r.text) > 0 and ("instance" in r.text.lower() or "ami-id" in r.text or "account" in r.text.lower())):
self.set_info(severity="high", reason=f"Metadata endpoint at {path}")
return True
if r.status_code == 200 and r.text and ("availability_zone" in r.text or "instance-id" in r.text or "local-hostname" in r.text):
self.set_info(severity="high", reason=f"Metadata endpoint at {path}")
return True
return False
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