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Kubernetes Fake Ingress Certificate - Detect

ID: kubernetes-fake-certificate

Severity: low

Author: kchason

Tags: ssl,tls,kubernetes,self-signed

Kubernetes Fake Ingress Certificate is a feature in Kubernetes that allows users to create and use fake or self-signed SSL/TLS certificates for testing purposes without having to obtain a real SSL/TLS certificate from a trusted Certificate Authority (CA).

id: kubernetes-fake-certificate
info:
name: Kubernetes Fake Ingress Certificate - Detect
author: kchason
severity: low
description: |
Kubernetes Fake Ingress Certificate is a feature in Kubernetes that allows users to create and use fake or self-signed SSL/TLS certificates for testing purposes without having to obtain a real SSL/TLS certificate from a trusted Certificate Authority (CA).
remediation: Purchase or generate a proper SSL certificate for this service.
reference:
- https://snyk.io/blog/setting-up-ssl-tls-for-kubernetes-ingress/
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 1
shodan-query: ssl:"Kubernetes Ingress Controller Fake Certificate"
tags: ssl,tls,kubernetes,self-signed
ssl:
- address: "{{Host}}:{{Port}}"
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- 'subject_cn == "Kubernetes Ingress Controller Fake Certificate"'
- 'issuer_cn == "Kubernetes Ingress Controller Fake Certificate"'
condition: or
extractors:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- '"Issuer: " + issuer_cn'
# digest: 490a0046304402203108956c0b97656a66686d0992b608120350b01427948c4a1517c3adfe811b76022039b8155c614f4c54cde953dea0276c0f0176573409226a4c3f7e4a2af78ac3ff:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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 "ssl/kubernetes-fake-certificate.yaml"

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