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Cloud Config File Exposure

ID: cloud-config

Severity: medium

Author: DhiyaneshDK,Hardik-Solanki

Tags: exposure,cloud,devops,files

Description

Section titled “Description”

Cloud Config file is exposed.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: cloud-config


info:
  name: Cloud Config File Exposure
  author: DhiyaneshDK,Hardik-Solanki
  severity: medium
  description: Cloud Config file is exposed.
  reference: https://www.exploit-db.com/ghdb/7959
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 3
    shodan-query: html:"cloud-config.yml"
  tags: exposure,cloud,devops,files


http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/cloud-config.yml"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/core-cloud-config.yml"
      - '{{BaseURL}}/cloud-config.txt'


    stop-at-first-match: true


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - 'ssh_authorized_keys'
          - '#cloud-config'
        condition: and


      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
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Guide to check the vulnerabilities

Section titled “Guide to check the vulnerabilities”

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/exposures/files/cloud-config.yaml"

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