NullSec PerlScrub

February 27, 2026 · View on GitHub

Log Sanitization and Analysis Engine written in Perl

Part of the NullSec offensive security toolkit
Twitter: x.com/AnonAntics
Portal: bad-antics.github.io

Overview

PerlScrub is a powerful log analysis and sanitization tool that detects sensitive data exposure and attack patterns in log files. Built with Perl's legendary regex capabilities (PCRE), it excels at text processing, pattern matching, and automatic data redaction.

Perl Features Showcased

PCRE Regex: Advanced pattern matching
Hash Structures: Flexible data organization
Subroutine Signatures: Modern Perl syntax
Package System: OOP-style classes
File Handling: Efficient I/O
Array/Hash Manipulation: Text processing power
Regex Operators: =~, s///, qr//

Detected Patterns

Sensitive Data

Pattern	Risk	CWE	Description
Credit Card	CRITICAL	CWE-312	Card numbers (Visa/MC/Amex)
SSN	CRITICAL	CWE-312	Social Security Numbers
AWS Keys	CRITICAL	CWE-798	AWS Access Key IDs
Private Keys	CRITICAL	CWE-321	RSA/EC private key headers
Passwords	HIGH	CWE-312	Password assignments
API Keys	HIGH	CWE-798	Generic API key patterns
JWT Tokens	HIGH	CWE-798	JSON Web Tokens
Bearer Tokens	HIGH	CWE-798	OAuth bearer tokens
Database URLs	HIGH	CWE-798	Connection strings
Email Addresses	MEDIUM	CWE-359	PII exposure
Phone Numbers	MEDIUM	CWE-359	Contact information
IP Addresses	LOW	CWE-359	Network identifiers

Attack Patterns

Pattern	Risk	MITRE	Description
SQL Injection	CRITICAL	T1190	UNION/OR attacks
Command Injection	CRITICAL	T1059	Shell commands
XSS	HIGH	T1189	Script injection
Path Traversal	HIGH	T1083	Directory escape
LDAP Injection	HIGH	T1190	LDAP filter manipulation
Log Injection	MEDIUM	T1070	CRLF injection

Installation

# Clone
git clone https://github.com/bad-antics/nullsec-perlscrub.git
cd nullsec-perlscrub

# Run (requires Perl 5.20+)
perl perlscrub.pl <logfile>

Usage

# Analyze a log file
perl perlscrub.pl /var/log/app.log

# Run demo mode
perl perlscrub.pl --demo

# Redact sensitive data
perl perlscrub.pl -r input.log > sanitized.log

# Detect attacks only
perl perlscrub.pl -a /var/log/apache/access.log

Options

USAGE:
    perlscrub [OPTIONS] <LOGFILE>

OPTIONS:
    -h, --help       Show help
    -r, --redact     Redact sensitive data
    -a, --attacks    Detect attack patterns
    -o, --output     Output file

Sample Output

╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║          NullSec PerlScrub - Log Sanitization Engine             ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

[Demo Mode]

Analyzing log entries for sensitive data and attacks...

  [CRITICAL] Credit Card (SENSITIVE)
    Line:    2
    Content: 2024-01-15 10:24:12 DEBUG Payment processed: CC 4111111...
    MITRE:   T1552
    CWE:     CWE-312

  [CRITICAL] SQL Injection (ATTACK)
    Line:    5
    Content: 2024-01-15 10:25:15 INFO Request: GET /search?q=' UNION...
    MITRE:   T1190
    CWE:     CWE-89

  [HIGH] Password Field (SENSITIVE)
    Line:    10
    Content: 2024-01-15 10:27:00 DEBUG password=SuperSecret123! in config
    MITRE:   T1552
    CWE:     CWE-312

═══════════════════════════════════════════

  Summary:
    Lines Analyzed:  13
    Findings:        15
    Sensitive Data:  10
    Attack Patterns: 5
    Critical:        4
    High:            7
    Medium:          4

Sample Redacted Output:

  2024-01-15 10:23:45 INFO User login: [REDACTED:Email Address] from [REDACTED:IPv4 Address]
  2024-01-15 10:24:12 DEBUG Payment processed: CC [REDACTED:Credit Card] exp 12/25

Code Highlights

PCRE Pattern Definitions

my @SENSITIVE_PATTERNS = (
    {
        name    => "Credit Card",
        pattern => qr/\b(?:4[0-9]{12}(?:[0-9]{3})?|5[1-5][0-9]{14})\b/,
        risk    => "critical",
        cwe     => "CWE-312",
    },
    {
        name    => "SQL Injection",
        pattern => qr/(?:union\s+select|'\s*or\s*'|drop\s+table)/i,
        risk    => "critical",
        cwe     => "CWE-89",
    },
);

Line Analysis with Regex

sub analyze_line($line, $line_num) {
    my @findings;
    
    for my $pat (@SENSITIVE_PATTERNS) {
        if ($line =~ $pat->{pattern}) {
            push @findings, Finding->new(
                line_number => $line_num,
                content     => $line,
                pattern     => $pat->{name},
                risk        => $pat->{risk},
            );
        }
    }
    
    return @findings;
}

Automatic Redaction

sub redact_line($line) {
    my $redacted = $line;
    
    for my $pat (@SENSITIVE_PATTERNS) {
        $redacted =~ s/$pat->{pattern}/[REDACTED:$pat->{name}]/g;
    }
    
    return $redacted;
}

Architecture

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                   PerlScrub Architecture                       │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                                │
│    ┌─────────────┐    ┌─────────────┐    ┌─────────────┐      │
│    │  Log File   │───▶│   Parser    │───▶│  Line by    │      │
│    │  Input      │    │             │    │  Line       │      │
│    └─────────────┘    └─────────────┘    └──────┬──────┘      │
│                                                  │             │
│         ┌────────────────┬───────────────────────┘             │
│         ▼                ▼                                     │
│    ┌──────────┐    ┌──────────┐                               │
│    │ Sensitive│    │  Attack  │                               │
│    │ Patterns │    │ Patterns │                               │
│    └────┬─────┘    └────┬─────┘                               │
│         │               │                                      │
│         └───────┬───────┘                                      │
│                 ▼                                              │
│    ┌──────────────────────┐    ┌──────────────────┐           │
│    │      Findings        │───▶│  Redact / Report │           │
│    │     Collection       │    │                  │           │
│    └──────────────────────┘    └──────────────────┘           │
│                                                                │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Why Perl?

Requirement	Perl Advantage
Text Processing	Native strength
Regex Power	PCRE built-in
Log Analysis	Designed for it
String Manipulation	Unmatched
Quick Scripts	Rapid development
Unix Integration	Perfect fit

License

MIT License - See LICENSE for details.

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