CachePoisonDetector (CPD-SEC)

A high-concurrency CLI tool for detecting web cache poisoning vulnerabilities.

Overview

CPD-SEC is a security tool designed to identify vulnerabilities in web caching systems that allow cache poisoning attacks.

Installation

Using Pip (Recommended)

You can install CPD-SEC directly from PyPI:

pip install cpd-sec

From Source

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/kankburhan/cpd.git
   cd cpd

2. Install dependencies using Poetry:

   poetry install

   Alternatively, calculate dependencies to requirements.txt and use pip:

   pip install .

Usage

CPD-SEC supports multiple input methods and extensive configuration options.

1. Basic Scan (--url)

Scan a single target URL.

# Installed via pip
cpd-sec scan --url https://example.com

# Using poetry
poetry run cpd-sec scan --url https://example.com

2. Pipeline Mode (Stdin)

Pipe URLs from other tools (like waybackurls, gau, subfinder, or cat) directly into CPD-SEC. This is ideal for mass scanning.

# Scan URLs found by waybackurls
waybackurls target.com | cpd-sec scan

# Scan URLs from a file using cat
cat urls.txt | cpd-sec scan --concurrency 20

3. File Input (--file)

Read URLs from a text file (one URL per line).

cpd-sec scan --file urls.txt

4. Raw Request Scan (--request-file)

Scan using a raw HTTP request definition (e.g., copied from Burp Suite).

# Save your request to a file (e.g. request.txt)
cpd-sec scan --request-file request.txt

Alternative: Direct String (--raw) Use with caution due to shell escaping characters.

cpd-sec scan --raw "GET /api/foo HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com"

5. Advanced Options

Custom Headers (--header)

Add custom headers to every request (e.g., cookies, authorization). You can use this flag multiple times.

cpd-sec scan -u https://admin.example.com \
    -h "Cookie: session=12345" \
    -h "Authorization: Bearer XYZ"

Output to File (--output)

Save the findings to a JSON or HTML file.

JSON Output:

cpd-sec scan -u https://example.com --output results.json

HTML Report (NEW!): Generate a professional HTML security report with PoC details:

cpd-sec scan -u https://example.com --output report.html

Auto-Open Report (--open): Automatically open the HTML report in your browser:

cpd-sec scan -u https://example.com --output report.html --open

HTML reports include:

• 🔬 Evidence section with cache headers and variant URLs
• 🎯 Proof-of-Concept URLs ready for manual verification
• 📋 Copy-paste curl commands with malicious headers
• ⚠️ Reflected content sections showing where payloads appear

Concurrency (--concurrency)

Control the number of simultaneous requests (default: 50).

cpd-sec scan -f targets.txt --concurrency 100

Verbosity (--verbose, --quiet)

Control output levels.

cpd-sec scan -u https://example.com -v  # Debug logging
cpd-sec scan -u https://example.com -q  # Only show findings

5. Utilities

Validate Finding (validate)

Manually verify a vulnerability claim step-by-step.

cpd-sec validate --url https://target.com --header "X-Forwarded-Host: evil.com"

Update Tool (update)

Check for and install the latest version of CPD-SEC.

cpd-sec update

Features

• Auto Update Check: Automatically checks for new versions on run.
• High Concurrency: Built with asyncio and aiohttp for speed.
• Smart Baseline: Establishes a stable baseline to reduce false positives.
• HTML Security Reports: Professional reports with PoC URLs, curl commands, and evidence details.
• Advanced Poisoning Detection:
  • Header Injection: X-Forwarded-Host, X-Forwarded-Scheme, Fastly-Client-IP, etc.
  • Path Normalization: Exploits backend URL decoding differences (/foo\bar).
  • Query Parameter Normalization: Detects case-insensitive query param cache keys.
  • Fat GET: Sends request bodies with GET requests.
  • Unkeyed Query Params: Injects parameters to test cache key inclusion.
  • Method Override: Tests X-HTTP-Method-Override.
  • Cache Key Confusion: Tests URL encoding variants and cache key calculation.
• Pipeline Ready: Designed to integrate into your reconnaissance workflow.

Contributing

We welcome contributions to improve CPD-SEC, especially for new poisoning signatures and false positive reductions.

Reporting False Positives

If you encounter a false positive (a reported vulnerability that is benign), please open an Issue with:

1. Replication Output: The output of the validate command:

   cpd-sec validate --url <TARGET_URL> --header "KEY: VALUE"

2. Context: Why you believe it is benign (e.g., "The server normalizes the path but returns the same content").

Contributing Code

1. Fork the repository.
2. Clone your fork locally.
3. Install dependencies: poetry install.
4. Create a Branch for your feature/fix.
5. Add/Modify Signatures in cpd/logic/poison.py.
6. Add Tests in tests/ to verify your changes.
7. Submit a Pull Request!

Support & Donations

If CPD-SEC helped you find vulnerabilities and improve security, consider supporting its development!

💳 PayPal:
paypal.me/kankburhan

💰 Crypto (USDC):

0x4618393bf4ddc50eb3e75df849b46aca0d0f8e3c

Your support helps maintain and improve this open-source security tool. Thank you! 🙏

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.