Fastly CDN Debug Headers Exposure Detection
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Detected Fastly CDN debug headers being exposed when the Fastly-Debug header was sent in a request."""
import re
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'Fastly CDN Debug Headers Exposure Detection',
'description': 'Detected Fastly CDN debug headers being exposed when the Fastly-Debug header was sent in a request.This exposure disclosed sensitive debugging information such as cache paths, TTL values, content digests, surrogate keys, and cache server identities, which could help attackers understand CDN configuration and cache behavior.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'info',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'misconfiguration', 'fastly', 'cdn', 'exposure', 'misconfig'],
'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://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/http/http-headers/Fastly-Debug/'],
}
def run(self):
r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/', allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items())
header_regexes = ('(?i)fastly-debug-path:\\s*.+', '(?i)fastly-debug-ttl:\\s*.+', '(?i)fastly-debug-digest:\\s*.+',)
if (any(re.search(rx, headers, 0) for rx in header_regexes)):
self.set_info(
severity='info',
reason="Fastly CDN Debug Headers Exposure detected",
path='/',
)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
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Vulners AI Score5.8