# Perplexica Config Exposure Detection Module

id: perplexica-config-exposure
info:
  name: Perplexica Config Exposure
  author: sif
  severity: high
  description: Detects an exposed Perplexica answer engine; its config endpoint is reachable without authentication and returns the full deployment configuration, including the model-provider settings and the api keys stored in them
  tags: [perplexica, llm, ai, rag, search, exposure, recon]

type: http

http:
  method: GET
  paths:
    - "{{BaseURL}}/api/config"

  matchers:
    - type: status
      status:
        - 200

    - type: word
      part: body
      words:
        - "\"searxngURL\""

    - type: word
      part: body
      words:
        - "\"measureUnit\""

    - type: word
      part: body
      words:
        - "\"autoMediaSearch\""

  extractors:
    - type: regex
      name: perplexica_searxng
      part: body
      regex:
        - '"searxngURL"\s*:\s*"([^"]+)"'
      group: 1