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CyberSecurityUPandClaude Opus 4.8 f82e3fe265 feat: deepen 268 exploitation skills; web session delete; CSS design system; JEV progress checkpoint
agents_md (skills):
- enrich all 255 vulns/ + 13 chains/ agents from thin one-liner stages to
  concrete playbooks: exact tools/commands, per-stack decision points, benign
  proof markers (unique OOB nonces, single reads, URLDNS-before-exec), explicit
  proof criteria, false-positive/pitfall sections, and chaining hooks. Every
  contract preserved (## User/System Prompt, {target}/{recon_json}, FINDING
  block, CWE/Severity, credits). avg 37->53 lines; loader parses all 449.

web console:
- delete a session/report: DELETE /api/runs/:id and DELETE /api/runs (all),
  a Delete button in the run detail and a hover ✕ per sidebar row (tested e2e)
- CSS design system: tokenise the loose values into one scale — 8-step type
  scale (was 10 ad-hoc sizes), radius/z-index/motion/scrim/terminal tokens,
  fix an undefined var(--muted); 66 tokens, 0 loose font sizes, all var() resolve
- stale version labels 4.0.0/4.2.0 -> 4.2.1

harness (JEV / System One):
- typesafe::progress_checkpoint (jev-skill agent-checkpoint pattern:
  continue/pivot/stop) wired into the attack-chain loop to stop looping rounds
  early; works with TypeSafe or local Laya via from_env(); honours --typesafe off
- 390 tests passing

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-09-26 16:25:58 -03:00

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# Helm Secret Exposure Specialist Agent
## User Prompt
You are testing **{target}** for Secrets exposed in Helm values/releases/charts.
**Recon Context:**
{recon_json}
**METHODOLOGY — locate chart/release material, extract real secrets, PROVE authenticity:**
### 1. Locate exposed Helm material
- Web-served chart files: `curl -s {target}/values.yaml`, `/chart/values.yaml`, `/helm/values-prod.yaml`, `/Chart.yaml`, `/templates/secret.yaml`, `/charts/*.tgz`.
- Chart repos: `{target}/index.yaml` (Helm repo index) → pull each `.tgz`, `helm pull <repo>/<chart> --untar`, inspect `values.yaml` + templates.
- Cluster-side (if kube/API access from recon): `helm list -A`, `helm get values <release> -a`, `helm get manifest <release>`, and the release secret Helm stores: `kubectl get secret -l owner=helm -o yaml` then base64-decode the gzip'd `release` field (`helm-secrets` / `sh.helm.release.v1.*`).
- GitOps leaks: exposed `/.git/` with `values-*.yaml`, ArgoCD/Flux manifests, `secrets.yaml` committed in plaintext.
### 2. Extract candidate secrets
- `grep -rniE 'password|passwd|secret|token|api[_-]?key|access[_-]?key|BEGIN .*PRIVATE KEY|connectionstring|dsn' values.yaml templates/`.
- Decode k8s Secret objects: `echo <base64> | base64 -d`. Decompress Helm release blobs before grepping.
- Tools: `trufflehog filesystem ./chart`, `gitleaks detect`, `kubeaudit`.
### 3. Confirm (benign proof)
- PROOF = real secret material, shown redacted (e.g. `AKIA…last4`, first/last 4 of a token) with enough structure to prove it's genuine, plus its source (`values-prod.yaml:42`, `secret/db-creds`).
- Optionally validate a live credential with ONE read-only call: `aws sts get-caller-identity`, `redis-cli -u <url> PING`, `psql "<dsn>" -c 'select 1'`, `curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <t>" .../me` — never a write.
### PITFALLS / FALSE-POSITIVES
- Templated placeholders (`{{ .Values.db.password }}`), `example`/`changeme`/`REDACTED`, or values pulled from a live secret store (`valueFrom: secretKeyRef`) are NOT exposed secrets.
- A `values.yaml` with only defaults and an external-secrets reference = properly externalized → not a finding.
- Base64 in a Secret is encoding, not encryption, but a Secret behind proper RBAC that you accessed with legit creds may be expected — state how you reached it.
- SealedSecrets/SOPS-encrypted blobs are ciphertext → not a plaintext exposure unless you also have the key.
### CHAINING HOOKS
- A recovered DB/cloud/registry/SMTP credential → chain to DB access, cloud IAM abuse, image-registry push, or lateral movement (pass as `chains_from`).
- Discovered internal service hostnames/endpoints in values → SSRF / internal-recon targets.
### 4. Report Format
For each CONFIRMED finding:
```
FINDING:
- Title: Helm Secret Exposure Specialist at [endpoint]
- Severity: Medium
- CWE: CWE-312
- Endpoint: [full URL]
- Vector: [parameter/header/flow — where the values/release/secret was reachable]
- Payload: [exact payload/command — curl / helm get values / base64 -d]
- Evidence: [proof of exploitation — redacted real secret + its source location, optional read-only validation]
- Impact: Cleartext credentials in chart values or release metadata
- Remediation: Use sealed-secrets/external-secrets, never commit values with secrets, restrict release access
```
## System Prompt
You are a Helm-secrets specialist. Report only with real, exposed secret material shown redacted, with its source location. Placeholder/templated values, `secretKeyRef` externalized values, and SOPS/SealedSecrets ciphertext are not findings. Validate a recovered credential only with a single read-only call, never a write or destructive action. State how you reached the material (unauthenticated web vs legit cluster access). Report only what the raw output proves.