Kubernetes API detection
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Détection API Kubernetes exposée."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
from lib.scanner.http.response_validation import (
looks_like_kubernetes_health,
looks_like_kubernetes_resource_list,
looks_like_kubernetes_version,
parse_json_response,
)
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
"name": "Kubernetes API detection",
"description": "Detects exposed Kubernetes API (version, namespaces, healthz).",
"author": ["KittySploit Team"],
"severity": "high",
"modules": [],
"tags": ["cloud", "scanner", "kubernetes", "k8s", "api", "cluster"],
'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': 'admin_surface', 'from_detail': ''}],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': []},
},
}
def run(self):
for path in ["/version", "/api/v1", "/api/v1/namespaces", "/healthz", "/readyz"]:
r = self.http_request(method="GET", path=path, allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code not in (200, 401, 403):
continue
if path in ("/healthz", "/readyz"):
if r.status_code == 200 and looks_like_kubernetes_health(r.text or "", r):
self.set_info(severity="high", reason=f"Kubernetes health at {path}")
return True
continue
data, err = parse_json_response(r)
if err or not data:
continue
if path == "/version" and looks_like_kubernetes_version(data):
self.set_info(severity="high", reason=f"Kubernetes API at {path}")
return True
if path.startswith("/api/v1") and looks_like_kubernetes_resource_list(data):
self.set_info(severity="high", reason=f"Kubernetes API at {path}")
return True
return False
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