OAuth PKCE / Refresh Token Misconfiguration Detection
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""OAuth/OIDC advanced misconfig: PKCE optional, refresh token endpoints, OIDC discovery."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
from lib.scanner.http.oauth_advanced_probe import scan_oauth_advanced
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
"name": "OAuth PKCE / Refresh Token Misconfiguration Detection",
"description": (
"Extends JWT/OAuth coverage with PKCE-not-required authorize flows, refresh "
"token grant endpoints, and OpenID Connect discovery metadata."
),
"author": ["KittySploit Team"],
"severity": "high",
"tags": ["web", "scanner", "oauth", "oidc", "pkce", "jwt", "auth", "misconfig"],
"references": [
"https://oauth.net/2/pkce/",
"https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6749#section-6",
],
"modules": ["auxiliary/scanner/http/jwt_oauth_probe"],
"agent": {
"risk": "active",
"effects": ["network_probe"],
"expected_requests": 10,
"reversible": True,
"approval_required": False,
"produces": ["risk_signals", "endpoints", "tech_hints"],
"cost": 1.0,
"noise": 0.4,
"value": 1.2,
"chain": {
"suggested_followups": ["auxiliary/scanner/http/jwt_oauth_probe"],
},
},
}
oauth_paths = OptString(
"/oauth/authorize,/oauth2/authorize,/authorize,/.well-known/openid-configuration",
"OAuth authorize / OIDC discovery paths (comma-separated)",
False,
)
token_paths = OptString(
"/oauth/token,/oauth2/token,/auth/token,/api/auth/token",
"OAuth token endpoints (comma-separated)",
False,
)
def run(self):
findings = scan_oauth_advanced(
self.http_request,
oauth_paths=str(self.oauth_paths or ""),
token_paths=str(self.token_paths or ""),
)
if not findings:
return False
high = [f for f in findings if f.get("severity") == "high" or f.get("kind") == "pkce_not_required"]
self.set_info(
severity="high" if high else "medium",
reason=f"OAuth advanced misconfiguration ({len(findings)} signal(s))",
path=findings[0].get("path") or "/oauth/authorize",
findings=findings[:12],
)
return True
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