Spring Boot Actuator Detection
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Detect exposed Spring Boot Actuator endpoints."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
from lib.scanner.http.probe_guard import is_spa_catchall, validate_json_probe
from lib.scanner.http.response_validation import (
is_html_response,
looks_like_spring_actuator_env,
looks_like_spring_actuator_health,
looks_like_spring_actuator_links,
)
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
"name": "Spring Boot Actuator Detection",
"description": "Detects exposed Spring Boot Actuator health, env, and heapdump endpoints.",
"author": ["KittySploit Team"],
"severity": "medium",
"references": ["https://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/reference/actuator/endpoints.html"],
"tags": ["web", "scanner", "spring", "actuator", "misconfig", "java"],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 4,
'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': 'devops_panel', 'from_detail': ''},
{'capability': 'misconfig_surface', 'from_detail': ''}],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/debug_info_leak',
'scanner/cloud/kubernetes_api_detect']},
},
}
def run(self):
probes = [
("/actuator", looks_like_spring_actuator_links, "info"),
("/actuator/health", looks_like_spring_actuator_health, "info"),
("/actuator/env", looks_like_spring_actuator_env, "high"),
]
for path, validator, severity in probes:
data, response = validate_json_probe(self.http_request, path, validator)
if data:
self.set_info(severity=severity, reason=f"Spring Boot Actuator exposed at {path}", path=path)
return True
r = self.http_request(method="GET", path="/actuator/heapdump", allow_redirects=False)
home = self.http_request(method="GET", path="/", allow_redirects=False)
if r and home and int(r.status_code or 0) == 200 and not is_html_response(r):
if not is_spa_catchall(r, home):
content = r.content or b""
if len(content) > 1024 and content[:2] == b"PK":
self.set_info(severity="critical", reason="Spring Actuator heapdump exposed", path="/actuator/heapdump")
return True
return False
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