Vulners API v3 Python wrapper

Description

Python 2/3 library for the Vulners Database provides search, data retrieval, archive and API's vulnerability scanning for the integration purposes. Create powerful security tools and get access to the world largest security database.

Python version

Library was tested on python2 and python3.

How to install

Package is available with PyPI

You can use pip for the installation

pip install -U vulners

Obtaining Vulners API key

Please, register at Vulners website. Go to the personal menu by clicking on your name in the right top corner. Follow "API KEYS" tab. Generate an API key with scope "api" and use it with the library.

Functions and methods

All the callable methods use Vulners REST API.

Search in database

import vulners

vulners_api = vulners.Vulners(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
heartbleed_related = vulners_api.search("heartbleed", limit=10)

Get information about document by identificator

import vulners

vulners_api = vulners.Vulners(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
CVE_2017_14174 = vulners_api.document("CVE-2017-14174")

Get information about multiple documents by identificators

import vulners

vulners_api = vulners.Vulners(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
CVE_DATA = vulners_api.documentList(["CVE-2017-14174", "CVE-2016-1175"])

Search for the public available exploits

import vulners

vulners_api = vulners.Vulners(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
wordpress_exploits = vulners_api.searchExploit("wordpress 4.7.0")

Get vulnerabilities and exploits by software name and version

import vulners

vulners_api = vulners.Vulners(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")

results = vulners_api.softwareVulnerabilities("httpd", "1.3")
exploit_list = results.get('exploit')
vulnerabilities_list = [results.get(key) for key in results if key not in ['info', 'blog', 'bugbounty']]

Get vulnerabilities by CPE product and version string

import vulners

vulners_api = vulners.Vulners(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")

cpe_results = vulners_api.cpeVulnerabilities("cpe:/a:cybozu:garoon:4.2.1")
cpe_exploit_list = cpe_results.get('exploit')
cpe_vulnerabilities_list = [cpe_results.get(key) for key in cpe_results if key not in ['info', 'blog', 'bugbounty']]

Get references for the vulnerability

import vulners

vulners_api = vulners.Vulners(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
references = vulners_api.references("CVE-2014-0160")

Get Windows KB superseeding and parentseeding information

import vulners

vulners_api = vulners.Vulners(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
# Superseeding information will be returned as dict
# with two fields: 'superseeds', 'parentseeds'.
# Superseeds means "what KB are covered by this KB".
# Parentseeds means "what KB are covering this KB".
superseeds = vulners_api.kbSuperseeds("KB4524135")

Get Windows KB updates list and download urls

import vulners

vulners_api = vulners.Vulners(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
microsoft_updates_for_kb = vulners_api.kbUpdates("KB4524135")
updates_download_links = [update.get('href') for update in microsoft_updates_for_kb]

Score any vulnerability description using Vulners AI

import vulners

vulners_api = vulners.Vulners(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
text_ai_score = vulners_api.aiScore("My cool vulnerability description")

Get possible query autocompletions

import vulners

vulners_api = vulners.Vulners(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
possible_autocomplete = vulners_api.autocomplete("heartbleed")

Download whole database collection and work with data locally

import vulners

vulners_api = vulners.Vulners(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
all_cve = vulners_api.archive("cve")

Audit Windows hosts for installed security KB

import vulners

vulners_api = vulners.Vulners(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
win_vulners = vulners_api.kbAudit(os="Windows Server 2012 R2", kb_list=["KB4072650", "KB2959936", "KB2894856", "KB2896496"])
need_2_install_kb = win_vulners['kbMissed']
affected_cve = win_vulners['cvelist']

Audit Linux hosts for vulnerabilities (RPM/DEB based)

import vulners

vulners_api = vulners.Vulners(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")

# Example for CentOS 7
# You can use it for any RPM based OS
# Execute command: rpm -qa --qf '%{NAME}-%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}.%{ARCH}\\n'
# Use it as package variable input

centos_vulnerabilities = vulners_api.audit(os= 'centos', os_version= '7', package= ['glibc-common-2.17-157.el7_3.5.x86_64'])
vulnerable_packages = centos_vulnerabilities.get('packages')
missed_patches_ids = centos_vulnerabilities.get('vulnerabilities')
cve_list = centos_vulnerabilities.get('cvelist')
how_to_fix = centos_vulnerabilities.get('cumulativeFix')

# Example for Debian 8
# You can use it for any DEB based OS
# Execute command: dpkg-query -W -f='${Package} ${Version} ${Architecture}\\n'
# Use it as package variable input

debian_vulnerabilities = vulners_api.audit(os= 'debian', os_version= '8', package= ['uno-libs3 4.3.3-2+deb8u7 amd64'])

Download Linux (RPM/DEB based) vulnerability assessment data for local processing

import vulners

vulners_api = vulners.Vulners(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")

# Example for CentOS 7
centos_vulnerabilities_data = vulners_api.distributive("CentOS", "7")

Download web application vulnerability detection regex collection

import vulners

vulners_api = vulners.Vulners()

rules = vulners_api.rules()