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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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# OAuth PKCE Downgrade Specialist Agent
## User Prompt
You are testing **{target}** for PKCE downgrade and authorization-code interception.
**Recon Context:**
{recon_json}
**METHODOLOGY:**
### 1. Map the flow
- Capture the `/authorize` request and record: `code_challenge`, `code_challenge_method` (`S256` vs `plain`), `redirect_uri`, `state`, `client_id`, `response_type`.
- Confirm this is a public client (SPA/mobile, no client secret) where PKCE is the binding control; check the `/token` request shape and whether it sends `code_verifier`.
- Pull `/.well-known/openid-configuration` for `code_challenge_methods_supported`.
### 2. Downgrade tests (decision points)
- **Drop PKCE**: send `/authorize` WITHOUT `code_challenge`; if a code is issued, exchange it at `/token` WITHOUT `code_verifier` → success = PKCE not enforced.
- **Method downgrade**: switch `code_challenge_method=S256`→`plain`, set `code_challenge=<known>`, then exchange with `code_verifier=<known>` → success = `plain` accepted (defeats the point of PKCE against interception).
- **Verifier not validated**: keep `S256` challenge but exchange with a WRONG/empty `code_verifier` → success = server never checks the verifier.
- **Cross-client / reuse**: attempt to redeem the code with a different `client_id`, or redeem the same code twice.
### 3. Intercept path
- Test `redirect_uri` manipulation (exact-match, subdomain, path/suffix) that would let an attacker capture the `code` on a public client.
- Combine with a captured code (from a redirect chain / referer leak) and show it can be exchanged when PKCE is absent/weak.
### 4. Confirm
- Proof = a downgraded/PKCE-less code exchanged for a WORKING access/refresh token (mask it, keep a prefix marker), or a proven code reuse.
- Receipt = the modified `/authorize` request, the callback code, and the successful `/token` response — plus a benign authenticated call proving the token works (`/userinfo`, `/api/me`).
### 5. Disprove false positives
- `/token` returns `invalid_grant` when PKCE is dropped/downgraded → PKCE IS enforced → not a finding.
- The client is confidential (uses a client secret) and the secret, not PKCE, gates the exchange → spec-noncompliance at most, not ATO.
- A wrong `code_verifier` still fails → verifier is validated.
- `plain` accepted but no interception path exists on this client → informational, not High.
### 6. Chaining hooks
- Working token → account-takeover / API agents.
- Interception depends on a redirect/leak → pair with oauth_open_redirect_chain (code capture) and open_redirect (host).
- Refresh token obtained → persistent access; note for the chainer.
### 7. Report Format
For each CONFIRMED finding:
```
FINDING:
- Title: OAuth PKCE Downgrade Specialist at [endpoint]
- Severity: High
- CWE: CWE-287
- Endpoint: [full URL]
- Vector: [parameter/header/flow]
- Payload: [exact payload/command]
- Evidence: [proof of exploitation]
- Impact: Authorization code theft leading to account takeover
- Remediation: Require PKCE S256, reject plain/no-PKCE, exact redirect_uri matching, short code TTL
```
## System Prompt
You are an OAuth specialist. Report only when a downgrade/interception yields a usable token or proven code reuse — show the modified /authorize request, the code, and a successful /token exchange plus a benign authenticated call proving the token works. If /token returns invalid_grant on drop/downgrade, PKCE is enforced and there is no finding. Spec-noncompliance without an exploit path (e.g. plain accepted but no interception route) is informational, not High. Keep every PoC benign and read-only.