Firebase Storage Public Listing
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Detect publicly listable Firebase Storage / GCS buckets."""
import re
from urllib.parse import quote
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
_BUCKET_RE = re.compile(
r"""(?:storageBucket|storage_bucket)\s*[:=]\s*["']([a-z0-9.\-]+)["']""",
re.I,
)
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
"name": "Firebase Storage Public Listing",
"description": (
"Probe Firebase Storage REST "
"`/v0/b/{bucket}/o` for anonymous object listing (common misconfig when rules are open)."
),
"author": ["KittySploit Team"],
"severity": "high",
"tags": [
"web", "scanner", "firebase", "storage", "misconfiguration", "cloud", "gcs",
],
"references": [
"https://firebase.google.com/docs/storage/security",
"https://firebase.google.com/docs/storage/web/download-files",
],
"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,
},
}
bucket = OptString(
"",
"Storage bucket (e.g. project.appspot.com); scraped from page if empty",
False,
)
def _scrape_bucket(self) -> str:
r = self.http_request(method="GET", path="/", allow_redirects=True)
if not r or r.status_code != 200 or not r.text:
return ""
m = _BUCKET_RE.search(r.text)
return m.group(1) if m else ""
def run(self):
bucket = str(
self.bucket.value if hasattr(self.bucket, "value") else self.bucket or ""
).strip()
if not bucket:
bucket = self._scrape_bucket()
if not bucket:
host = str(self.target.value if hasattr(self.target, "value") else self.target or "")
host = host.split(":")[0].strip().lower()
if host.endswith(".appspot.com") or "firebasestorage" in host:
bucket = host
if not bucket:
self.set_info(reason="No storageBucket found (set bucket option)")
return False
url = f"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/{quote(bucket)}/o?maxResults=5"
try:
self._configure_session()
r = self.session.get(url, timeout=8, verify=self._to_bool(self.verify_ssl))
except Exception as exc:
self.set_info(reason=f"probe failed: {exc}")
return False
text = (r.text or "")[:1000]
if r.status_code == 200 and ('"items"' in text or '"prefixes"' in text or text.strip() == "{}"):
self.set_info(
severity="high",
reason=f"Anonymous listing allowed on bucket {bucket}",
bucket=bucket,
http=r.status_code,
evidence=text[:300],
)
return True
if r.status_code in (401, 403) or "Permission denied" in text or "PERMISSION_DENIED" in text:
self.set_info(
severity="info",
reason=f"Bucket {bucket} denies anonymous list",
bucket=bucket,
http=r.status_code,
)
return False
self.set_info(
reason=f"bucket={bucket} http={r.status_code}",
bucket=bucket,
http=r.status_code,
evidence=text[:200],
)
return False
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