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pentest-secrets-exposure

github.com/jd-opensourceSecurity31568 installsUpdated 28w ago
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About pentest-secrets-exposure

A security testing skill for finding exposed secrets and sensitive files across source code, Git history, web assets, and application responses. It guides authorized assessments from discovery through credential validation and impact documentation.

Key features

  1. 01Scan source code for hardcoded credentials
  2. 02Mine Git history for removed secrets
  3. 03Probe for exposed configuration and backup files
  4. 04Inspect errors and client-side bundles for leaks
  5. 05Validate credentials and assess their scope

Use cases

  1. 01Checking a repository for API keys and database credentials
  2. 02Finding secrets removed in earlier commits
  3. 03Testing a site for exposed configuration or backup files
  4. 04Assessing whether discovered credentials remain active

Install

Copy the command and run it in a terminal.

$npx skills add https://github.com/jd-opensource/joysafeter --skill pentest-secrets-exposure

After installing, type/pentest-secrets-exposurein Claude Code to confirm it loaded.

Bundled filesreferences/tools.mdreferences/workflows.md

Details

From the project README

Pentest Secrets Exposure

Purpose

Spans multiple unchecked WSTG categories — CONF-03/04 (sensitive files, backups), INFO-05 (info leakage), ERRH-01/02 (error handling, stack traces). Shannon's pre-recon focuses on architecture, not systematic secrets discovery.

Prerequisites

Authorization Requirements
  • Written authorization with source code access scope (if white-box)
  • Git repository access for history mining (if applicable)
  • Target URL list for exposed file probing
Environment Setup
  • TruffleHog for git history secret scanning
  • GitLeaks for pattern-based secret detection
  • Semgrep with secrets ruleset
  • nuclei with exposure templates

Core Workflow

  1. Source Code Secrets: Scan for hardcoded API keys, DB credentials, JWT signing keys, encryption keys using pattern + entropy detection.
  2. Git History Mining: Search all commits for secrets added then removed. Check force-pushed branches. Analyze .gitignore for sensitive patterns.
  3. Exposed Config Files: Probe for .env, .git/config, .DS_Store, wp-config.php, application.yml, docker-compose.yml with credentials (WSTG-CONF-03/04).
  4. Error Handling Disclosure: Trigger stack traces, debug pages, verbose errors revealing internal paths, DB schemas, framework versions (WSTG-ERRH-01/02).
  5. Backup & Unreferenced Files: .bak, .old, .swp, ~files, editor temp files, DB dumps, log files with sensitive data.
  6. Client-Side Bundle Analysis: Extract API keys from JS bundles, source maps exposing server code, hardcoded tokens in mobile packages.
  7. Secret Validation: Test each discovered credential for active access, document scope, assess blast radius.

WSTG Coverage

WSTG IDTest NameStatus
WSTG-CONF-03Test File Extensions Handling for Sensitive Info✅
WSTG-CONF-04Review Old Backup and Unreferenced Files✅
WSTG-INFO-05Review Webpage Content for Information Leakage✅
WSTG-ERRH-01Test Improper Error Handling✅
WSTG-ERRH-02Test Stack Traces✅

Tool Categories

CategoryToolsPurpose
Git ScanningTruffleHog, GitLeaksSecret detection in git history
Static AnalysisSemgrep (secrets rules), grep patternsSource code secret scanning
Web Probingnuclei (exposure templates), ffufExposed file/config discovery
JS AnalysisSecretFinder, LinkFinderClient-side bundle secret extraction
Validationcurl, custom scriptsCredential active-access testing

References

  • references/tools.md - Tool function signatures and parameters
  • references/workflows.md - Attack pattern definitions and test vectors

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