Able to update via package management

README.md

@@ -23,19 +23,19 @@ root@kali:~# searchsploit -h
 =========
  Options
 =========
-   -c, --case     [Term]     Perform a case-sensitive search (Default is inSEnsITiVe).
+   -c, --case     [Term]    Perform a case-sensitive search (Default is inSEnsITiVe).
-   -e, --exact    [Term]     Perform an EXACT match on exploit title (Default is AND) [Implies "-t"].
+   -e, --exact    [Term]    Perform an EXACT match on exploit title (Default is AND) [Implies "-t"].
-   -h, --help                Show this help screen.
+   -h, --help               Show this help screen.
-   -j, --json     [Term]     Show result in JSON format.
+   -j, --json     [Term]    Show result in JSON format.
-   -m, --mirror   [EDB-ID]   Mirror (aka copies) an exploit to the current working directory.
+   -m, --mirror   [EDB-ID]  Mirror (aka copies) an exploit to the current working directory.
-   -o, --overflow [Term]     Exploit titles are allowed to overflow their columns.
+   -o, --overflow [Term]    Exploit titles are allowed to overflow their columns.
-   -p, --path     [EDB-ID]   Show the full path to an exploit (and also copies the path to the clipboard if possible).
+   -p, --path     [EDB-ID]  Show the full path to an exploit (and also copies the path to the clipboard if possible).
-   -t, --title    [Term]     Search JUST the exploit title (Default is title AND the file's path).
+   -t, --title    [Term]    Search JUST the exploit title (Default is title AND the file's path).
-   -u, --update              Update the database via Git.
+   -u, --update             Check for and install any exploitdb package updates (deb or git)
-   -w, --www      [Term]     Show URLs to Exploit-DB.com rather than the local path.
+   -w, --www      [Term]    Show URLs to Exploit-DB.com rather than the local path.
-   -x, --examine  [EDB-ID]   Examine (aka opens) the exploit using $PAGER.
+   -x, --examine  [EDB-ID]  Examine (aka opens) the exploit using .
-       --colour              Disable colour highlighting in search results.
+       --colour             Disable colour highlighting in search results.
-       --id                  Display the EDB-ID value rather than local path.
+       --id                 Display the EDB-ID value rather than local path.
 
 =======
  Notes
@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@ Microsoft Windows 7 (x64) - 'afd.sys' Privilege Escalation (MS14-040)
 root@kali:~#
 root@kali:~# searchsploit -p 39446
 Exploit: Microsoft Windows - 'afd.sys' Dangling Pointer Privilege Escalation (MS14-040)
+    URL: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39446/
    Path: /usr/share/exploitdb/platforms/win_x86/local/39446.py
 
-Copied the file path to the clipboard.
+Copied EDB-ID 39446's path to the clipboard.
 root@kali:~#
 ```

searchsploit

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #       Name: SearchSploit - Exploit-DB's CLI search tool
-#    Version: 3.5  (Release date: 2016-09-16)
+#    Version: 3.6   (Release date: 2016-09-19)
 # Written by: Offensive Security, Unix-Ninja & g0tmi1k
 #   Homepage: https://github.com/offensive-security/exploit-database
 #
@@ -45,13 +45,6 @@ CASE_TAG_FGREP="tolower"
 LANG=C
 
 
-## If we cannot find files.csv
-if [[ ! -f "${csvpath}" ]]; then
-  echo '[!] Could not find: ' ${csvpath}
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-
 ## Usage info
 function usage()
 {
@@ -75,7 +68,7 @@ function usage()
   echo "   -o, --overflow [Term]    Exploit titles are allowed to overflow their columns."
   echo "   -p, --path     [EDB-ID]  Show the full path to an exploit (and also copies the path to the clipboard if possible)."
   echo "   -t, --title    [Term]    Search JUST the exploit title (Default is title AND the file's path)."
-  echo "   -u, --update             Update the database via Git."
+  echo "   -u, --update             Check for and install any exploitdb package updates (deb or git)"
   echo "   -w, --www      [Term]    Show URLs to Exploit-DB.com rather than the local path."
   echo "   -x, --examine  [EDB-ID]  Examine (aka opens) the exploit using $PAGER."
   echo "       --colour             Disable colour highlighting in search results."
@@ -97,9 +90,40 @@ function usage()
 }
 
 
-## Update database (via GIT)
+## Update database check
 function update()
 {
+  dpkg -l exploitdb 2>/dev/null >/dev/null
+  if [[ "$?" == "0" ]]; then
+    # Update from the repos (e.g. Kali)
+    updatedeb
+  else
+    # Update via git
+    updategit
+  fi
+}
+
+
+## Update database (via .deb/apt)
+function updatedeb()
+{
+  echo -e '[i] Updating via package management. Expect weekly-ish updates.\n'
+
+  sudo apt update \
+    || echo -e '\n[!] Issue with apt update (Please check network connectivity & apt SourcesList)' 1>&2
+  sudo apt -y install exploitdb \
+      || echo -e '\n[!] Issue with apt install' 1>&2
+
+  echo -e "\n[*] Update finished."
+  exit 6
+}
+
+
+## Update database (via GIT)
+function updategit()
+{
+  echo -e '[i] Updating via git. Expect daily updates.\n'
+
   ## Make sure we are in the correct folder
   mkdir -p "${gitpath}/"
   cd "${gitpath}/"
@@ -218,9 +242,15 @@ while getopts "cehjmoptuwx" arg "${ARGS}"; do
 done
 
 
+## If we cannot find files.csv
+if [[ ! -f "${csvpath}" ]]; then
+  echo '[!] Could not find: ' ${csvpath}
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
 ## Print the full path. If pbcopy/xclip is available then copy to the clipboard
 if [[ "${GETPATH}" -eq 1 ]]; then
-
   for exploit in $(echo ${TAGS}); do
     ## Get EDB-ID from input
     edbdb="$( echo ${exploit} | tr -dc '0-9' )"