NATS Messaging Server Detection
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Detect NATS messaging servers via INFO handshake."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.tcp.tcp_scanner_client import Tcp_scanner_client
from lib.scanner.nats.detectors import probe_nats
class Module(Scanner, Tcp_scanner_client):
__info__ = {
"name": "NATS Messaging Server Detection",
"description": "Detects NATS servers by reading the INFO greeting on TCP 4222.",
"author": ["KittySploit Team"],
"severity": "info",
"tags": ["nats", "messaging", "scanner", "discovery", "tcp"],
"agent": {
"risk": "active",
"effects": ["network_probe"],
"expected_requests": 1,
"reversible": True,
"approval_required": False,
"produces": ["tech_hints", "risk_signals"],
},
}
port = OptPort(4222, "NATS port", True)
def run(self):
host = self._host()
port = self._port()
if not host or not self.is_tcp_open(host=host, port=port):
return False
info = probe_nats(host=host, port=port, timeout=self._timeout())
if not info.get("detected"):
return False
auth = bool(info.get("auth_required"))
self.set_info(
severity="medium" if not auth else "info",
reason="NATS server detected"
+ (" (auth_required=false)" if not auth else " (auth required)"),
version=str(info.get("version") or ""),
server_id=str(info.get("server_id") or ""),
auth_required=auth,
banner=str(info.get("banner") or "")[:300],
)
return True
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