Firebase APK Security Scanner

Scan Android APKs for Firebase security misconfigurations including open databases, exposed storage buckets, and authentication bypasses.

When to Use

Use this skill when you need to:

• Audit Android applications for Firebase misconfigurations
• Test Firebase endpoints extracted from APKs (Realtime Database, Firestore, Storage)
• Check authentication security (open signup, anonymous auth, email enumeration)
• Enumerate Cloud Functions and test for unauthenticated access
• Perform mobile app security assessments involving Firebase backends

When NOT to Use

• Scanning apps you do not have explicit authorization to test
• Testing production Firebase projects without written permission
• When you only need to extract Firebase config without testing (use manual grep/strings instead)
• For non-Android targets (iOS, web apps) - this skill is APK-specific
• When the target app does not use Firebase

What It Does

This skill automates Firebase security testing for Android applications. When invoked, Claude will:

• Decompile the APK using apktool
• Extract Firebase configuration from all sources (google-services.json, XML resources, assets, smali code, DEX strings)
• Test authentication endpoints for misconfigurations
• Probe Realtime Database and Firestore for open read/write access
• Check Storage buckets for public listing and upload vulnerabilities
• Enumerate Cloud Functions and test accessibility
• Generate detailed reports with findings and remediation guidance

Key Features

• Supports native Android, React Native, Flutter, and Cordova apps
• Extracts config from 7+ sources including raw DEX binary strings
• Tests 14 distinct vulnerability categories
• Automatic cleanup of test data created during scans
• Detailed vulnerability reference documentation included

Installation

/plugin install trailofbits/skills/plugins/firebase-apk-scanner

Prerequisites

Install required dependencies before use:

macOS:

brew install apktool curl jq binutils

Ubuntu/Debian:

sudo apt install apktool curl jq unzip binutils

Usage

/firebase-scan ./app.apk
/firebase-scan ./apks/

Or run the standalone script directly:

./scanner.sh app.apk
./scanner.sh ./apks/ --no-cleanup

Vulnerability Categories