HTTP TRACE Method Enabled
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Detect HTTP TRACE method reflection."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
"name": "HTTP TRACE Method Enabled",
"description": (
"Sends an HTTP TRACE request and checks whether the server echoes the "
"request, which can enable Cross-Site Tracing (XST) style attacks."
),
"author": ["KittySploit Team"],
"severity": "medium",
"references": [
"https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Cross_Site_Tracing",
"https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7231#section-4.3.8",
],
"tags": ["web", "scanner", "http", "trace", "misconfig", "xst", "vuln"],
"agent": {
"risk": "active",
"effects": ["network_probe"],
"expected_requests": 1,
"reversible": True,
"approval_required": False,
"produces": ["tech_hints", "risk_signals"],
"cost": 0.8,
"noise": 0.3,
"value": 1.1,
"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": [],
"consumes_capabilities": [],
"option_bindings": {},
"suggested_followups": [],
},
},
}
def _url(self, path: str = "/") -> str:
host = str(getattr(getattr(self, "target", None), "value", getattr(self, "target", "")) or "").strip()
port = getattr(getattr(self, "port", None), "value", getattr(self, "port", 80))
ssl = getattr(getattr(self, "ssl", None), "value", getattr(self, "ssl", False))
scheme = "https" if ssl in (True, "true", "True", 1, "1") else "http"
try:
port_i = int(port)
except (TypeError, ValueError):
port_i = 443 if scheme == "https" else 80
if host.startswith(("http://", "https://")):
return host.rstrip("/") + path
return f"{scheme}://{host}:{port_i}{path}"
def run(self):
marker = "X-KittySploit-Trace: enabled"
response = self.http_request(
method="TRACE",
path="/",
allow_redirects=False,
headers={"X-KittySploit-Trace": "enabled"},
)
if not response or int(getattr(response, "status_code", 0) or 0) != 200:
return False
body = response.text or ""
# Classic TRACE echo includes request line and/or injected header
echoed = (
"TRACE /" in body
or "TRACE / HTTP" in body.upper()
or marker in body
or "X-KittySploit-Trace" in body
)
if not echoed:
return False
self.report_finding(
"HTTP TRACE method enabled",
severity="medium",
evidence={
"url": self._url("/"),
"status_code": int(response.status_code),
"method": "TRACE",
"echo_snippet": body[:300].replace("\r", " ").replace("\n", " | "),
},
impact={
"summary": "TRACE can reflect headers and assist Cross-Site Tracing attacks.",
"business_risk": "Session token disclosure via malicious pages",
},
remediation={
"summary": "Disable the TRACE/TRACK methods on the web server.",
"actions": [
"Disable TRACE/TRACK in Apache/Nginx/IIS configuration",
"Block TRACE at the reverse proxy / WAF",
],
},
)
return True
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