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ElasticPot Honeypot - Detect

ID: elasticpot-honeypot-detect

Severity: info

Author: UnaPibaGeek

Tags: elasticpot,elasticsearch,honeypot,ir,cti

Description

Section titled “Description”

A ElasticPot (ElasticSearch) honeypot has been identified.The response to a ‘_cluster/settings’ request differs from real installations, signaling a possible deceptive setup.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: elasticpot-honeypot-detect


info:
  name: ElasticPot Honeypot - Detect
  author: UnaPibaGeek
  severity: info
  description: |
    A ElasticPot (ElasticSearch) honeypot has been identified.
    The response to a '_cluster/settings' request differs from real installations, signaling a possible deceptive setup.
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: elasticpot
    product: elasticsearch
    fofa-query: "index_not_found_exception"
  tags: elasticpot,elasticsearch,honeypot,ir,cti


http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/_cluster/settings"


    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - 'index_not_found_exception'
# digest: 4a0a0047304502201d96aeb450267677b4d91c80ce903eb86c8cb3567f38ceefdc8823a0bcfa7b79022100877daacf4e0121a5b087003f66e564fa64c84dc975ff2837df209321941d179f: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/honeypot/elasticpot-honeypot-detect.yaml"

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