CVE Explorer Pro

🔍 A comprehensive Rust library for deep CVE vulnerability analysis and exploitation path exploration

🚀 Features

• Deep CVE Analysis: Comprehensive vulnerability analysis with root cause identification
• Exploitation Path Mapping: Detailed attack surface analysis and privilege escalation chains
• Multiple Output Formats: JSON, detailed reports, and summary views
• NVD Integration: Seamless integration with NIST's National Vulnerability Database
• Proof of Concept Generation: Automated PoC template creation for security research
• Risk Assessment: CVSS scoring with contextual severity analysis

📦 Installation

Add this to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
cve_explorer_pro = "0.1.0"

Or install the CLI tool:

cargo install cve_explorer_pro

🔧 Usage

As a Library

use cve_explorer_pro::{CVEFetcher, RootCauseAnalyzer, ExploitationPathAnalyzer};

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    // Initialize the fetcher
    let fetcher = CVEFetcher::new(Some("your_nvd_api_key".to_string()));
    
    // Fetch CVE data
    let cve = fetcher.fetch_cve("CVE-2021-34527").await?;
    
    // Perform root cause analysis
    let analyzer = RootCauseAnalyzer;
    let analysis = analyzer.analyze_vulnerability(&cve);
    
    // Analyze exploitation paths
    let exploit_analyzer = ExploitationPathAnalyzer;
    let exploitation = exploit_analyzer.analyze_exploitation_path(&cve);
    
    println!("Primary Cause: {:?}", analysis.primary_cause);
    println!("Exploitation Complexity: {:.1}", exploitation.exploitation_complexity.overall_score);
    
    Ok(())
}

As a CLI Tool

# Basic analysis
cve_explorer_pro -c CVE-2021-34527 -m basic

# Full exploitation analysis
cve_explorer_pro -c CVE-2021-34527 -m exploitation -f detailed

# Complete analysis with JSON output
cve_explorer_pro -c CVE-2021-34527 -m full -f json --api-key YOUR_API_KEY

📚 Core Components

CVE Fetcher

Retrieves vulnerability data from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD).

Root Cause Analyzer

Identifies primary causes, contributing factors, and architectural flaws:

• Input validation failures
• Authentication bypasses
• Privilege escalation vectors
• Configuration errors

Exploitation Path Analyzer

Maps attack surfaces and exploitation complexity:

• Entry point identification
• Trust boundary analysis
• Privilege escalation chains
• Impact propagation assessment

🎯 Analysis Types

Basic Mode

• CVE metadata and description
• CVSS scoring and severity assessment
• Primary vulnerability cause identification
• Prevention recommendations

Exploitation Mode

• Attack surface mapping
• Entry point analysis
• Privilege escalation paths
• Exploitation complexity scoring
• PoC template generation

Full Mode

• Complete root cause analysis
• Comprehensive exploitation assessment
• Architectural flaw identification
• Development process recommendations

📊 Output Formats

Detailed Report

Human-readable analysis with emojis and structured sections.

JSON Output

Machine-readable format for integration with other tools:

{
  "cve": {
    "id": "CVE-2021-34527",
    "description": "...",
    "cvss": {
      "base_score": 8.8,
      "severity": "High"
    }
  },
  "root_cause_analysis": {
    "primary_cause": "PrivilegeEscalation",
    "contributing_factors": ["PoorSecurityDesign"]
  },
  "exploitation_analysis": {
    "exploitation_complexity": {
      "overall_score": 2.5,
      "difficulty_level": "Intermediate"
    }
  }
}

Summary View

Concise overview with key findings and recommendations.

🛡️ Security Considerations

This tool is designed for:

• ✅ Security research and education
• ✅ Vulnerability assessment and remediation
• ✅ Risk analysis and threat modeling
• ✅ Security awareness training

⚠️ Important: Use only in authorized environments. Always follow responsible disclosure practices.

🔑 API Key Setup

Get your free NVD API key from NIST:

export NVD_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"
cve_explorer_pro -c CVE-2021-34527 --api-key $NVD_API_KEY

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📋 Requirements

• Rust 1.70.0 or later
• Internet connection for NVD API access
• Optional: NVD API key for higher rate limits

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• NIST National Vulnerability Database for CVE data
• The Rust community for excellent crates and tools
• Security researchers who responsibly disclose vulnerabilities

📞 Contact

Krutarth Parmar

• GitHub: @kayo09
• Email: thisiskay@kayparmar[dot]com

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