AWS Secret Key Detection
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Detects AWS Secret Key."""
import re
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'AWS Secret Key Detection',
'description': 'Detects AWS Access Key ID + Secret Key co-occurring in HTTP responses.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'info',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'exposure', 'aws', 'tokens', 'vuln'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 1,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.3,
'value': 1.0,
},
'references': [
'https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/sts/get-access-key-info.html',
],
}
def run(self):
r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/', allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
# Nuclei uses AND: AKIA access-key id AND a 40-char secret-like token.
# OR alone on the 40-char pattern matches almost any minified JS/CSS.
if not re.search(r'\bAKIA[0-9A-Z]{16}\b', body):
return False
if not re.search(r'\b[A-Za-z0-9/+=]{40}\b', body):
return False
self.set_info(
severity='info',
reason="AWS access key id + secret-like token detected",
path='/',
)
return True
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