Elasticsearch detection
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Détection Elasticsearch (API REST exposée)."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
"name": "Elasticsearch detection",
"description": "Detects exposed Elasticsearch REST API (often unauthenticated).",
"author": ["KittySploit Team"],
"severity": "medium",
"modules": [],
"tags": ["web", "scanner", "elasticsearch", "elastic", "database", "disclosure"],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 2,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.5,
'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': []},
},
}
@staticmethod
def _is_elasticsearch_response(body: str) -> bool:
"""
Avoid false positives: many JSON/HTML pages contain both 'version' and 'number'.
Require Elasticsearch-specific markers (official root tagline, cluster health fields, etc.).
"""
if not body:
return False
t = body.lower()
# Almost unique to ES GET /
if "you know, for search" in t:
return True
# Build / Lucene fields from ES version block (together, not loose 'version'+'number')
if "lucene_version" in t and ("build_hash" in t or "build_flavor" in t):
return True
if "cluster_name" in t:
if "elasticsearch" in t:
return True
# /_cluster/health-style payload
if any(
x in t
for x in (
"active_shards",
"relocating_shards",
"initializing_shards",
"unassigned_shards",
"delayed_unassigned_shards",
"number_of_nodes",
"number_of_data_nodes",
)
):
return True
if "timed_out" in t and "number_of_pending_tasks" in t:
return True
return False
def run(self):
for path in ["/", "/_cluster/health", "/_nodes"]:
r = self.http_request(method="GET", path=path, allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
continue
if self._is_elasticsearch_response(r.text):
self.set_info(severity="medium", reason="Elasticsearch API exposed")
return True
return False
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