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Private key exposure via helper detector

ID: private-key-exposure

Severity: high

Author: aashiq

Tags: exposure,node,misconfig

Description

Section titled “Description”

Searches for private key exposure by attempting to query the helper endpoint on node_modules

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: private-key-exposure


info:
  name: Private key exposure via helper detector
  author: aashiq
  severity: high
  description: Searches for private key exposure by attempting to query the helper endpoint on node_modules
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
  tags: exposure,node,misconfig


http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/node_modules/mqtt/test/helpers/"


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: status
        status:
          - 200


      - type: word
        words:
          - "Index of /node_modules/mqtt/test/helpers"
          - "Parent Directory"
        condition: and
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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/misconfiguration/private-key-exposure.yaml"

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