AuraInspector: Open-Source Tool to Audit Salesforce Aura Framework Misconfigurations

Mandiant has unveiled AuraInspector, an open-source command-line tool that helps organizations identify and remediate access-control misconfigurations in the Salesforce Aura framework.

The release comes as enterprises increasingly adopt Salesforce Experience Cloud, often without fully understanding the security implications of their configurations.

The tool addresses a critical security gap: Mandiant’s Offensive Security Services team has repeatedly discovered misconfigurations that allow unauthorized users, including unauthenticated attackers, to access sensitive data stored in Salesforce instances, including credit card numbers, identity documents, and health information. These gaps often remain undetected until exploitation occurs.

Exploitation Techniques and Aura Framework Vulnerabilities

AuraInspector automates several sophisticated attack vectors documented by security researchers.

The Aura framework, which powers Salesforce’s modern Lightning Experience interface, exposes specific endpoints that can be abused when permissions are misconfigured.

One particularly noteworthy technique is to use the sortBy parameter to circumvent Salesforce’s standard 2,000-record limit.

By manipulating sort orders, attackers can access additional records that would otherwise remain inaccessible.

Mandiant discovered a previously undocumented method using GraphQL Aura controllers to bypass this limitation entirely, enabling attackers to retrieve unlimited records from misconfigured objects without requiring API access.

Other attack vectors include invoking the getConfigData method to enumerate backend objects, accessing Record Lists components to view object data, and discovering Home URLs that may expose administrative panels to unauthorized users.

Additionally, Mandiant identified cases where self-registration was disabled in the UI but remained functional in the backend, a subtle misconfiguration that could allow adversaries to create accounts and escalate access.

The tool automates the detection of these exposure vectors by performing external security audits without modifying the target instance.

Key capabilities include automatic discovery of Aura endpoints, enumeration of accessible home pages and record lists, detection of enabled self-registration, and identification of GraphQL-accessible objects.

The tool supports action bulking, batching up to 100 requests per operation, to streamline reconnaissance.

Notably, Mandiant developed an internal version with record-extraction capabilities but chose not to release this functionality publicly, consistent with responsible disclosure principles.

Salesforce administrators should implement several controls immediately. These include enforcing least-privilege access for guest user profiles, regularly auditing sharing rules and organization-wide defaults, disabling self-registration unless explicitly required, and conducting security health checks using Salesforce’s native tools.

The organization also recommends leveraging Salesforce’s comprehensive Security Implementation Guide for detailed configuration guidance.

AuraInspector is now available for download on GitHub, giving security teams the visibility they need to audit their Salesforce deployments and prevent attackers from exploiting common misconfigurations.

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