WPAD Discover
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""WPAD discovery (NSE broadcast-wpad-discover inspired)."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.scanner.broadcast.detectors import probe_broadcast_wpad
class Module(Scanner):
__info__ = {
"name": "WPAD Discover",
"description": (
"Resolves WPAD hosts and fetches wpad.dat PAC files "
"(NSE broadcast-wpad-discover inspired; DNS+HTTP methods)."
),
"author": ["KittySploit Team"],
"severity": "medium",
"references": ["https://nmap.org/nsedoc/scripts/broadcast-wpad-discover.html"],
"tags": ["wpad", "proxy", "scanner", "discovery", "lan"],
"agent": {
"risk": "active",
"effects": ["network_probe"],
"expected_requests": 4,
"reversible": True,
"approval_required": False,
"produces": ["tech_hints", "risk_signals"],
},
}
domain = OptString("", "Optional local DNS domain for wpad.<domain>", False)
timeout = OptPort(5, "HTTP timeout seconds", False)
def run(self):
info = probe_broadcast_wpad(
domain=str(self.domain or ""),
timeout=float(self.timeout or 5),
)
if not info.get("detected"):
return False
pac_urls = info.get("pac_urls") or []
severity = "medium" if pac_urls else "info"
self.set_info(
severity=severity,
reason="WPAD endpoint(s) discovered",
wpad_hosts=list(info.get("wpad_hosts") or [])[:10],
pac_urls=list(pac_urls)[:5],
pac_preview=str(info.get("pac_preview") or "")[:200],
)
return True
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