Firebase Realtime Database — public REST access
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Inspired by FireSploit (Shubham Sharma): RTDB REST public read / optional write probe.
https://github.com/secshubhamsharma/FireSploit
"""
import json
import secrets
from urllib.parse import urlparse
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
"name": "Firebase Realtime Database — public REST access",
"description": (
"GET `/.json?shallow=true` on the Realtime Database root to see if rules allow unauthenticated "
"reads. Optionally PUT+GET+DELETE a random key when `probe_write` is enabled (only on assets "
"you are authorized to test)."
),
"author": ["KittySploit Team"],
"severity": "critical",
"references": [
"https://firebase.google.com/docs/database/rest/usage",
"https://firebase.google.com/docs/database/security",
"https://github.com/secshubhamsharma/FireSploit",
],
"tags": ["scanner", "http", "firebase", "rtdb", "misconfiguration", "rules"],
'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': []},
},
}
database_url = OptString(
"",
"RTDB root (https://PROJECT.firebaseio.com or https://…firebasedatabase.app); "
"if empty, uses https://<target> when target hostname looks like RTDB",
required=False,
)
probe_write = OptBool(
False,
"PUT a probe JSON document then DELETE it (intrusive — only with explicit permission)",
required=False,
advanced=True,
)
read_timeout = OptInteger(8, "HTTP timeout (seconds)", required=False, advanced=True)
def _o(self, opt):
if hasattr(opt, "value"):
return opt.value
if hasattr(opt, "__get__"):
try:
return opt.__get__(self, type(self))
except Exception:
pass
return opt
def _verify(self):
return self._to_bool(self._o(self.verify_ssl))
def _timeout(self) -> float:
return float(self._o(self.read_timeout) or 8)
@staticmethod
def _normalize_rtdb_root(url: str) -> str:
u = (url or "").strip().rstrip("/")
if not u:
return ""
if not u.lower().startswith("http"):
u = "https://" + u
p = urlparse(u)
if not p.netloc:
return ""
return f"{p.scheme}://{p.netloc}"
def _resolve_base(self) -> str:
raw = str(self._o(self.database_url) or "").strip()
if raw:
return self._normalize_rtdb_root(raw)
host = str(self._o(self.target) or "").strip().lower()
if ".firebaseio.com" in host or "firebasedatabase.app" in host:
return self._normalize_rtdb_root(host)
return ""
@staticmethod
def _firebase_permission_error(data) -> bool:
if data is None:
return False
if isinstance(data, dict):
err = data.get("error")
if err is None:
return False
if isinstance(err, str) and "permission" in err.lower():
return True
if isinstance(err, dict):
blob = json.dumps(err).lower()
return "permission" in blob or "denied" in blob
return False
def _get_json(self, url: str):
to = self._timeout()
verify = self._verify()
try:
self._configure_session()
r = self.session.get(url, timeout=to, verify=verify, allow_redirects=True)
text = (r.text or "").strip()
try:
data = r.json() if text else None
except Exception:
data = None
return r.status_code, data, text[:2000], None
except Exception as e:
return -1, None, "", str(e)
def _check_public_read(self, base: str):
"""GET /.json?shallow=true — small payload; 200 without Firebase error object => read allowed."""
url = f"{base}/.json?shallow=true"
code, data, snippet, err = self._get_json(url)
if err:
return False, f"read probe failed: {err}", code
if code in (401, 403):
return False, "rules deny anonymous read (HTTP 401/403)", code
if code == 404:
return False, "HTTP 404 (wrong host or database not found)", code
if code != 200:
return False, f"unexpected HTTP {code}", code
if self._firebase_permission_error(data):
return False, "rules deny read (error object in JSON body)", code
preview = snippet if snippet else "null or empty body"
return True, f"anonymous read allowed at root (shallow preview: {preview})", code
def _probe_write(self, base: str):
token = secrets.token_hex(4)
key = f"kittysploit_rtdb_probe_{token}"
put_url = f"{base}/{key}.json"
payload = {"probe": True, "by": "kittysploit-rtdb-scanner", "token": token}
to = self._timeout()
verify = self._verify()
try:
self._configure_session()
pr = self.session.put(put_url, json=payload, timeout=to, verify=verify)
if pr.status_code not in (200, 201):
return False, f"PUT rejected HTTP {pr.status_code}"
gr = self.session.get(put_url, timeout=to, verify=verify)
if gr.status_code != 200:
return False, "PUT accepted but GET follow-up failed"
try:
got = gr.json()
except Exception:
got = None
if self._firebase_permission_error(got):
return False, "PUT accepted but read-back looks like rules denial"
self.session.delete(put_url, timeout=to, verify=verify)
return True, f"anonymous write+read verified at /{key}.json (then deleted)"
except Exception as e:
return False, f"write probe error: {e}"
def run(self):
base = self._resolve_base()
if not base:
host = str(self._o(self.target) or "").strip().lower()
if "firestore.googleapis.com" in host or (
"googleapis.com" in host and "firestore" in host
):
self.set_info(
reason=(
"This module probes Firebase Realtime Database (*.firebaseio.com), "
"not Firestore HTTP streams. For private_key / service_account in a "
"captured response, use scanner/http/http_response_credential_leak_detect."
)
)
else:
self.set_info(
reason="Set database_url to your RTDB root, or set target to *.firebaseio.com / *.firebasedatabase.app"
)
return False
read_ok, read_msg, http_code = self._check_public_read(base)
parts = [f"base={base}", read_msg]
write_ok = False
write_msg = ""
if self._to_bool(self._o(self.probe_write)):
write_ok, write_msg = self._probe_write(base)
parts.append(write_msg)
self.set_info(
http=http_code,
reason="; ".join(parts),
read_public=read_ok,
write_public=write_ok if self._to_bool(self._o(self.probe_write)) else None,
)
if read_ok or write_ok:
return True
return False
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