# unauthorized-access-common-services

A pentest skill covering Redis, Rsync, PHP-FPM, AJP/Ghostcat, Hadoop YARN and H2 Console when they sit exposed without authentication.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 3400 installs · ★ 2547
- Author: yaklang
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/yaklang/hack-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/unauthorized-access-common-services/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/unauthorized-access-common-services

## What it does

The skill walks through exploitation of management services that answer without a password or with a weak one. Redis gets SSH key writes, crontab entries and webshells via `config set dir` plus `save`, and RCE through master-slave replication. Rsync covers module listing and crontab upload. PHP-FPM uses crafted FastCGI packets with `auto_prepend_file = php://input`. AJP reads files out of the webapp through CVE-2020-1938. Hadoop YARN submits an application over its REST API. H2 Console takes a JNDI connection string.

A routing section points to neighbouring skills: SSRF, JNDI injection, insecure deserialization, reverse shells. There is also `PORT_SERVICE_MATRIX.md`, a port-by-port matrix that helps when you are triaging `nmap` or `masscan` output. Every service section ends with hardening notes — `requirepass` and `bind 127.0.0.1` for Redis, `auth users` for Rsync, `listen.allowed_clients` for PHP-FPM, `secretRequired` for AJP.

This is written for live infrastructure, so run the commands only against hosts you are allowed to test. Several techniques lean on external tools: `redis-rogue-server`, `ajpShooter.py`, `gopherus.py`, `fpm.py`. Without them those sections stay on paper.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add yaklang/hack-skills --skill unauthorized-access-common-services -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/unauthorized-access-common-services/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/unauthorized-access-common-services/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add yaklang/hack-skills --skill unauthorized-access-common-services -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/unauthorized-access-common-services/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add yaklang/hack-skills --skill unauthorized-access-common-services -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/unauthorized-access-common-services/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install yaklang/hack-skills unauthorized-access-common-services
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/unauthorized-access-common-services/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add yaklang/hack-skills --skill unauthorized-access-common-services -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/yaklang/hack-skills --path skills/unauthorized-access-common-services
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/unauthorized-access-common-services/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add yaklang/hack-skills --skill unauthorized-access-common-services -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/yaklang/hack-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/unauthorized-access-common-services/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- confirm anonymous Redis access with `redis-cli ping`
- write an SSH key or crontab through Redis and land a shell
- pull an Rsync module down into `/tmp/loot/`
- execute PHP through FastCGI on port 9000
- read `/WEB-INF/web.xml` over AJP with Ghostcat

## Example prompts
- check whether Redis on 6379 is open without a password and walk me through the SSH key write
- the Rsync service on 873 lists modules anonymously — what can I do with that
- find the playbook ports in my nmap output and tell me which service to start with

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: unauthorized-access-common-services
description: >-
  Unauthorized access playbook for common exposed services. Use when Redis, Rsync, PHP-FPM, AJP/Ghostcat, Hadoop YARN, H2 Console, or similar management interfaces are exposed without authentication.
---

# SKILL: Unauthorized Access to Common Services — Expert Attack Playbook

> **AI LOAD INSTRUCTION**: Expert techniques for exploiting unauthenticated or weakly authenticated management services. Covers Redis write-to-RCE, Rsync data theft, PHP-FPM code execution, Ghostcat AJP file read, Hadoop YARN job submission, and H2 Console JNDI. These are infrastructure-level findings distinct from web application vulnerabilities.

## 0. RELATED ROUTING

- [ssrf-server-side-request-forgery](../ssrf-server-side-request-forgery/SKILL.md) when these services are reachable via SSRF (e.g., SSRF → Redis)
- [jndi-injection](../jndi-injection/SKILL.md) when H2 Console or similar accepts JNDI connection strings
- [deserialization-insecure](../deserialization-insecure/SKILL.md) when RMI Registry or T3 protocol is exposed
- [network-protocol-attacks](../network-protocol-attacks/SKILL.md) for layer 2/3 attacks during service enumeration
- [reverse-shell-techniques](../reverse-shell-techniques/SKILL.md) for shell payloads after gaining command execution

### Comprehensive Port Reference

Also load [PORT_SERVICE_MATRIX.md](./PORT_SERVICE_MATRIX.md) when you need:
- Full exploitation matrix organized by port number (20+ services)
- Enumeration, brute force, and post-exploitation per service
- Quick triage during nmap/masscan output analysis

---

## 1. DISCOVERY — PORT SCANNING

```bash
nmap -sV -p 6379,873,9000,8009,8088,8082,1099,9200,5984,2375,27017,11211 TARGET

# Key ports:
# 6379  — Redis
# 873   — Rsync
# 9000  — PHP-FPM (FastCGI)
# 8009  — AJP (Tomcat Ghostcat)
# 8088  — Hadoop YARN ResourceManager
# 8082  — H2 Console (or embedded in Spring Boot)
# 1099  — Java RMI Registry
# 9200  — Elasticsearch
# 5984  — CouchDB
# 2375  — Docker API
# 27017 — MongoDB
# 11211 — Memcached
```

---

## 2. REDIS (PORT 6379)

### Detection

```bash
redis-cli -h TARGET ping
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