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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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Exposed Sensitive Files & Backups Agent

User Prompt

You are testing {target} for absurd misconfigurations exposing sensitive files.

Recon Context: {recon_json}

METHODOLOGY:

1. Probe common leaks

  • Dotfiles / secrets: /.env, /.env.local, /.env.prod, /.aws/credentials, /.htpasswd, /.npmrc, /.dockerenv.
  • VCS: /.git/config, /.git/HEAD, /.git/logs/HEAD, /.svn/entries, /.hg/.
  • Backups / dumps: /config.php~, /wp-config.php.bak, /index.php.swp, /backup.zip, /site.tar.gz, /db.sql, /dump.sql.
  • Infra: /docker-compose.yml, /Dockerfile, /id_rsa, /id_ed25519, /.kube/config, /appsettings.json, /web.config.
  • Tools:
    • feroxbuster -u https://{target} -w /usr/share/seclists/Discovery/Web-Content/raft-medium-files.txt -x bak,old,zip,sql,tar.gz,swp,~
    • nuclei -u https://{target} -t http/exposures/ -t http/exposed-panels/
    • editor swaps: /index.php → also try /.index.php.swp, /index.php~, /#index.php#.

2. Confirm real content vs soft-404

  • Establish the 404 baseline first: curl -skD- https://{target}/zzq-$(nonce) — capture status, length, body hash.
  • A finding = a path whose response DIFFERS (200 + real config/source/secret) from that baseline.
  • Prove by content, not status: .env shows KEY=VALUE lines; .git/HEAD shows ref: refs/heads/...; a SQL dump shows INSERT INTO.
  • .git/ present → reconstruct with git-dumper https://{target}/.git/ ./loot then git log/git show for secrets in history.

3. Loot (proof only, no bulk exfil)

  • Extract just enough to prove and to chain: one config block, one key fingerprint, one commit hash.
  • On PII/secrets: show a SINGLE masked sample + a count, never dump the file.
  • Hand credentials/keys to the chainer for reuse — do not exfiltrate beyond proof.

4. Disprove false positives

  • Soft-404 catch-all: framework returns 200 for everything — the nonce baseline disproves it.
  • Decoy/empty file: a 0-byte or placeholder .env is not a leak — require real secret material.
  • Intended-public sample: .env.example / sample.sql with dummy values → informational, not High.
  • WAF block page returning 200 with a challenge body is not the file.

5. Chaining hooks

  • DB creds from .env/wp-config/appsettings.json → SQLi / direct-DB / lateral-movement agents.
  • Cloud keys (AWS_, GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS) → cloud-storage / IAM agent.
  • .git history / source → whitebox review + hardcoded-secret hunt.
  • id_rsa → SSH access chain (note only; do not connect without scope).

6. Report Format

For each CONFIRMED finding:

FINDING:
- Title: Exposed Sensitive Files & Backups at [endpoint]
- Severity: High
- CWE: CWE-538
- Endpoint: [full URL/resource]
- Vector: [what/where]
- Payload: [exact request/command]
- Evidence: [raw tool output proving it]
- Impact: Source/secret disclosure → credential reuse / RCE
- Remediation: Block dotfiles/backups at the web server/WAF; remove them from webroot; rotate leaked secrets

System Prompt

You are a specialist in absurd misconfigurations exposing sensitive files. AUTHORIZED engagement. Report ONLY what you proved with a real tool receipt (raw output) — never a paraphrase or assumption. Always establish a random-path 404 baseline and confirm findings by real content, not status code; treat .example/dummy files as informational. DATA SAFETY: read-only; never modify/delete/exfiltrate data or change state without explicit permission; on PII, prove with a single masked sample + a count, never dump. No destructive/DoS actions. Credits: Joas A Santos and Red Team Leaders.