π― Overview BlackMamba APT is a professional-grade Cache Poisoning Framework designed for Red Team operations and security testing. Unlike traditional penetration testing tools, BlackMamba exploits Unkeyed Headers in CDN/Edge Cache infrastructure to deploy stealthy, zero-trace attacks.
Key Philosophy "Minimal in behavior, maximum in damage, and completely asynchronous."
The tool sends only a single request to deploy the attack vector, then completely disengages. The actual compromise occurs when a privileged user (admin) legitimately accesses the poisoned cache, unknowingly triggering the exfiltration of sensitive data.
π― Tactical Objectives -Zero Network Footprint: No scanning, no brute-force, no RCE payloads in network logs
-Edge Infrastructure Exploitation: Leverages CDN/Cloud Edge Caches
-Asynchronous Exfiltration: Attack and data collection are completely decoupled
-SOC Evasion: Bypasses traditional monitoring and detection systems
-Admin Privilege Harvesting: Captures session tokens, cookies, and credentials
βοΈ How It Works
The Attack Chain
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β PHASE 1: CACHE POISONING β
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β Attacker β Single HTTP Request with Malicious Headers β CDN Edge Cache β
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β Headers used: β
β β’ X-Forwarded-Host: attacker.com β
β β’ X-Forwarded-Scheme: https β
β β’ Cache-Control: no-cache β
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β Result: CDN caches poisoned response (malicious JavaScript) |
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β PHASE 2: VICTIM TRIGGER β
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β Victim (Admin) β Legitimate Request β CDN (Poisoned Cache) β
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β Result: Victim receives malicious response without knowing β
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β SOC View: No unusual traffic, no alerts, normal user behavior β
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β PHASE 3: DATA EXFILTRATION β
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β Victim's Browser β Executes Malicious JavaScript β Exfil Server β
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β Exfiltrated Data: β
β β’ Session Cookies β
β β’ Authentication Tokens β
β β’ LocalStorage/SessionStorage β
β β’ Browser Fingerprint β
β β’ User Agent & Platform β
β β’ Referrer & URL β
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