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README.md file disclosure

ID: readme-md

Severity: info

Author: ambassify

Tags: exposure,markdown,files

Description

Section titled “Description”

Internal documentation file often used in projects which can contain sensitive information.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: readme-md


info:
  name: README.md file disclosure
  author: ambassify
  severity: info
  description: Internal documentation file often used in projects which can contain sensitive information.
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    shodan-query: html:"README.MD"
  tags: exposure,markdown,files


http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/README.md"


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - "#"
          - "##"
        condition: or


      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - "text/markdown"
          - "text/plain"
        condition: or


      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100813d8f57400ce7fd9d4b796ff0d8216da0267303f51ed6e556462b43c4e1f58502202371f4451ec9d558e2e2bfc10eda409a332abcf934a3637b7d0d2306983cbd55:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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/readme-md.yaml"

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