Nmap cassandra-info NSE Script

Script Overview

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Script source code: https://github.com/nmap/nmap/tree/master/scripts/cassandra-info.nse
Script categories: default, discovery, safe
Target service / protocol: cassandra
Target network port(s): 9160
List of CVEs: -

Script Description

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The cassandra-info.nse script attempts to get basic info and server status from a Cassandra database.

For more information about Cassandra, see:

• http://cassandra.apache.org/

Cassandra-info NSE Script Arguments

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This is a full list of arguments supported by the cassandra-info.nse script:

creds.global

Credentials to be returned by Credentials.getCredentials regardless of the service.

creds.[service]

Credentials to be returned by Credentials.getCredentials for [service]. E.g. creds.http=admin:password

- - -
To use these script arguments, add them to the Nmap command line using the --script-args arg1=value,[arg2=value,..] syntax. For example:

nmap --script=cassandra-info --script-args creds.global=value,creds.\[service]=value <target>

Cassandra-info NSE Script Example Usage

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Here's an example of how to use the cassandra-info.nse script:

nmap -p 9160 <ip> --script=cassandra-info

Cassandra-info NSE Script Example Output

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Here's a sample output from the cassandra-info.nse script:

PORT     STATE SERVICE   REASON
9160/tcp open  cassandra syn-ack
| cassandra-info:
|   Cluster name: Test Cluster
|_  Version: 19.10.0

Cassandra-info NSE Script Example XML Output

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Here's a sample XML output from the cassandra-info.nse script produced by providing the -oX <file> Nmap option:

 <elem key="Cluster name">Test Cluster</elem>
 <elem key="Version">19.10.0</elem>

Author

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• Vlatko Kosturjak

References

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• https://nmap.org/nsedoc/scripts/cassandra-info.html
• https://github.com/nmap/nmap/tree/master/scripts/cassandra-info.nse
• http://cassandra.apache.org/

See Also

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Related NSE scripts to the cassandra-info.nse script:

• cassandra-brute.nse

Visit Nmap NSE Library for more scripts.

The cassandra-info.nse script may fail with the following error messages. Check for the possible causes by using the code snippets highlighted below found in the script source code. This can often times help in identifying the root cause of the problem.

Error getting cluster name:

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Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Error getting cluster name: " error message:

70:	  end
71:	  port.service = ps
72:	
73:	  local status, val = cassandra.describe_cluster_name(socket,cassinc)
74:	  if (not(status)) then
75:	    return "Error getting cluster name: " .. val
76:	  end
77:	  cassinc = cassinc + 1
78:	  port.version.name ='cassandra'
79:	  port.version.product='Cassandra'
80:	  port.version.name_confidence = 10

Error getting version:

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Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Error getting version: " error message:

81:	  nmap.set_port_version(host,port)
82:	  results["Cluster name"] = val
83:	
84:	  local status, val = cassandra.describe_version(socket,cassinc)
85:	  if (not(status)) then
86:	    return "Error getting version: " .. val
87:	  end
88:	  cassinc = cassinc + 1
89:	  port.version.product='Cassandra ('..val..')'
90:	  nmap.set_port_version(host,port)
91:	  results["Version"] = val