nuclei-templates/http/vulnerabilities/generic/generic-env.yaml

id: generic-env

info:
  name: Generic Env File Disclosure
  author: kazet
  severity: high
  description: |
    A .env file was discovered containing sensitive information like database credentials and tokens. It should not be publicly accessible.
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
    cvss-score: 8.3
    cwe-id: CWE-522
  metadata:
    max-request: 22
  tags: config,exposure,env

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/.env"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/.env.bak"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/.env.dev"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/.env.dev.local"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/.env.development.local"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/.env.prod"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/.env.prod.local"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/.env.production"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/.env.production.local"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/.env.local"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/.env.example"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/.env.stage"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/.env.live"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/.env.backup"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/.env.save"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/.env.old"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/.env.www"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/.env_1"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/.env_sample"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/.env.{{DN}}"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/.env.{{SD}}"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/api/.env"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        part: body
        regex:
          - "(?mi)^[a-z_]*(KEY|TOKEN|PASS|SECRET|DB_URL|DATABASE_URL|MAILER_URL)[a-z_]*="

      - type: word
        part: body
        negative: true
        words:
          - "<html"

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