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Prometheus flags API endpoint

ID: prometheus-flags

Severity: info

Author: geeknik

Tags: prometheus,leak,misconfig

Description

Section titled “Description”

The flags endpoint provides a full path to the configuration file. If the file is stored in the home directory, it may leak a username.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: prometheus-flags


info:
  name: Prometheus flags API endpoint
  author: geeknik
  severity: info
  description: The flags endpoint provides a full path to the configuration file. If the file is stored in the home directory, it may leak a username.
  reference:
    - https://jfrog.com/blog/dont-let-prometheus-steal-your-fire/
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
  tags: prometheus,leak,misconfig


http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/api/v1/status/flags"


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


      - type: word
        words:
          - '"data":'
          - '"config.file":'
        condition: and


      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - 'application/json'


    extractors:
      - type: regex
        name: web_admin_enabled
        regex:
          - '\"web\.enable\-admin\-api\"\: \"true\"'
# digest: 4a0a0047304502206bc36d4bf0d8b6f3922395bf894c4a5e55bfa452ffc46b6b31f56ff06fa5c4bf022100e118eed1ca68e744d434d51f58f0a8e74973b11a85d85d0d234a86f1cfe77fee: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/misconfiguration/prometheus/prometheus-flags.yaml"

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