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Github Takeover Detection

ID: github-takeover

Severity: high

Author: pdteam,th3r4id

Tags: takeover,github

Description

Section titled “Description”

Github takeover was detected.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: github-takeover


info:
  name: Github Takeover Detection
  author: pdteam,th3r4id
  severity: high
  description: Github takeover was detected.
  reference:
    - https://github.com/EdOverflow/can-i-take-over-xyz
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
  tags: takeover,github


http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}"


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - Host != ip


      - type: word
        words:
          - "There isn't a GitHub Pages site here."
          - "For root URLs (like http://example.com/) you must provide an index.html file"
          - "The site configured at this address does not contain the requested file."
          - "For root URLs (like <code>http://example.com/</code>)"
        condition: or


      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - '!contains(host,"githubapp.com")'
          - '!contains(host,"github.com")'
          - '!contains(host,"github.io")'
        condition: and


    extractors:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - cname
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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/takeovers/github-takeover.yaml"

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