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cPanel Backup Exclusion Configuration - Exposure Detection

🗓️ 28 Jul 2026 11:27:38Reported by KittySploitType 
kittysploit
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Publicly accessible cPanel cpbackup-exclude.conf file exposes directory structure and paths.

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Code
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""cPanel backup exclusion configuration file (cpbackup-exclude."""

from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client


class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'cPanel Backup Exclusion Configuration - Exposure Detection',
        'description': 'cPanel backup exclusion configuration file (cpbackup-exclude.conf) was publicly accessible, potentially exposing directory structure and system paths.',
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'severity': 'info',
        'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'exposure', 'cpanel', 'config', 'misconfig'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'active',
            'effects': ['network_probe'],
            'expected_requests': 2,
            'reversible': True,
            'approval_required': False,
            'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
            'cost': 1.0,
            'noise': 0.3,
            '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': [],
            },
        },
        'references': ['https://docs.cpanel.net/knowledge-base/backup/how-to-exclude-files-from-backups/'],
    }

    def run(self):
        for path in ('/cpbackup-exclude.conf', '/.cpbackup-exclude.conf'):
            r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=False)
            if not r or r.status_code != 200:
                continue
            body = r.text or ""
            content_type = r.headers.get("Content-Type") or r.headers.get("content-type") or ""
            body_any = ('<html', '<!doctype', '<script', '<meta', '<head', '<body', 'application/json', 'application/xml', 'text/xml', 'image/',)
            ctype_any = ('application/octet-stream', 'text/plain', 'text/x-config',)
            if (any(m in body for m in body_any)) and (any(m in content_type for m in ctype_any)):
                self.set_info(
                    severity='info',
                    reason='cPanel Backup Exclusion Configuration - Exposure detected',
                    path=path,
                )
                return True
        return False

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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
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