Joomla Plugins Scanner - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: Joomla Plugins Scanner
Module: auxiliary/scanner/http/joomla_plugins
Source code: modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/joomla_plugins.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2017-07-24 06:26:21 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): -
Target service / protocol: http, https
Target network port(s): 80, 443, 3000, 8000, 8008, 8080, 8443, 8880, 8888
List of CVEs: -
This module scans a Joomla install for plugins and potential vulnerabilities.
Module Ranking and Traits
Module Ranking:
- normal: The exploit is otherwise reliable, but depends on a specific version and can't (or doesn't) reliably autodetect. More information about ranking can be found here.
Basic Usage
This module is a scanner module, and is capable of testing against multiple hosts.
msf > use auxiliary/scanner/http/joomla_plugins
msf auxiliary(joomla_plugins) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf auxiliary(joomla_plugins) > set RHOSTS ip-range
msf auxiliary(joomla_plugins) > exploit
Other examples of setting the RHOSTS option:
Example 1:
msf auxiliary(joomla_plugins) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.3-192.168.1.200
Example 2:
msf auxiliary(joomla_plugins) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.1/24
Example 3:
msf auxiliary(joomla_plugins) > set RHOSTS file:/tmp/ip_list.txt
Required Options
- RHOSTS: The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
Knowledge Base
Introduction
This module scans for Joomla Content Management System running on a web server for components/plugins. The list can be found in data/wordlists/joomla.txt.
Usage
msf5 > use auxiliary/scanner/http/joomla_plugins
msf5 auxiliary(scanner/http/joomla_plugins) > set rhosts 192.168.2.39
rhosts => 192.168.2.39
msf5 auxiliary(scanner/http/joomla_plugins) > run
[+] Plugin: /?1.5.10-x
[+] Plugin: /?1.5.11-x-http_ref
[+] Plugin: /?1.5.11-x-php-s3lf
[+] Plugin: /?1.5.3-path-disclose
[+] Plugin: /?1.5.3-spam
[+] Plugin: /?1.5.8-x
[+] Plugin: /?1.5.9-x
[+] Plugin: /?j1012-fixate-session
[+] Plugin: /administrator/
[+] Plugin: /administrator/components/
[+] Plugin: /administrator/components/com_admin/
[+] Plugin: /administrator/index.php?option=com_djartgallery&task=editItem&cid[]=1'+and+1=1+--+
[+] Plugin: /administrator/index.php?option=com_searchlog&act=log
[+] Plugin: /components/com_banners/
[+] Plugin: /components/com_content/
[+] Page: /index.php?option=com_content
[+] Plugin: /components/com_mailto/
[+] Plugin: /components/com_search/
[+] Page: /index.php?option=com_search
[+] Plugin: /components/com_users/
[+] Page: /index.php?option=com_users
[+] Plugin: /index.php?file=..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2fetc%2fpasswd&jat3action=gzip&type=css&v=1
[+] Vulnerability: Potential LFI
[+] Plugin: /index.php?option=com_newsfeeds&view=categories&feedid=-1%20union%20select%201,concat%28username,char%2858%29,password%29,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30%20from%20jos_users--
[+] Page: /index.php?option=com_newsfeeds&view=categories&feedid=-1%20union%20select%201,concat%28username,char%2858%29,password%29,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30%20from%20jos
[*] Scanned 1 of 1 hosts (100% complete)
[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
Confirming using Joomscan
The -ec flag is used to enumerate components/plugins.
# joomscan -u 192.168.2.39 -ec
____ _____ _____ __ __ ___ ___ __ _ _
(_ _)( _ )( _ )( \/ )/ __) / __) /__\ ( \( )
.-_)( )(_)( )(_)( ) ( \__ \( (__ /(__)\ ) (
\____) (_____)(_____)(_/\/\_)(___/ \___)(__)(__)(_)\_)
(1337.today)
--=[OWASP JoomScan
+---++---==[Version : 0.0.5
+---++---==[Update Date : [2018/03/13]
+---++---==[Authors : Mohammad Reza Espargham , Ali Razmjoo
--=[Code name : KLOT
@OWASP_JoomScan , @rezesp , @Ali_Razmjo0 , @OWASP
Processing http://192.168.2.39 ...
...snip...
[+] Enumeration component (com_ajax)
[++] Name: com_ajax
Location : http://192.168.2.39/components/com_ajax/
Directory listing is enabled : http://192.168.2.39/components/com_ajax/
[+] Enumeration component (com_banners)
[++] Name: com_banners
Location : http://192.168.2.39/components/com_banners/
Directory listing is enabled : http://192.168.2.39/components/com_banners/
[+] Enumeration component (com_contact)
[++] Name: com_contact
Location : http://192.168.2.39/components/com_contact/
Directory listing is enabled : http://192.168.2.39/components/com_contact/
[+] Enumeration component (com_content)
[++] Name: com_content
Location : http://192.168.2.39/components/com_content/
Directory listing is enabled : http://192.168.2.39/components/com_content/
[+] Enumeration component (com_contenthistory)
[++] Name: com_contenthistory
Location : http://192.168.2.39/components/com_contenthistory/
Directory listing is enabled : http://192.168.2.39/components/com_contenthistory/
[+] Enumeration component (com_fields)
[++] Name: com_fields
Location : http://192.168.2.39/components/com_fields/
Directory listing is enabled : http://192.168.2.39/components/com_fields/
[+] Enumeration component (com_finder)
[++] Name: com_finder
Location : http://192.168.2.39/components/com_finder/
Directory listing is enabled : http://192.168.2.39/components/com_finder/
[+] Enumeration component (com_mailto)
[++] Name: com_mailto
Location : http://192.168.2.39/components/com_mailto/
Directory listing is enabled : http://192.168.2.39/components/com_mailto/
Installed version : 3.1
[+] Enumeration component (com_media)
[++] Name: com_media
Location : http://192.168.2.39/components/com_media/
Directory listing is enabled : http://192.168.2.39/components/com_media/
[+] Enumeration component (com_newsfeeds)
[++] Name: com_newsfeeds
Location : http://192.168.2.39/components/com_newsfeeds/
Directory listing is enabled : http://192.168.2.39/components/com_newsfeeds/
[+] Enumeration component (com_search)
[++] Name: com_search
Location : http://192.168.2.39/components/com_search/
Directory listing is enabled : http://192.168.2.39/components/com_search/
[+] Enumeration component (com_users)
[++] Name: com_users
Location : http://192.168.2.39/components/com_users/
Directory listing is enabled : http://192.168.2.39/components/com_users/
[+] Enumeration component (com_wrapper)
[++] Name: com_wrapper
Location : http://192.168.2.39/components/com_wrapper/
Directory listing is enabled : http://192.168.2.39/components/com_wrapper/
Installed version : 3.1
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Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the scanner/http/joomla_plugins auxiliary module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use auxiliary/scanner/http/joomla_plugins
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/joomla_plugins) > show info
Name: Joomla Plugins Scanner
Module: auxiliary/scanner/http/joomla_plugins
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Normal
Provided by:
newpid0
Check supported:
No
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
PLUGINS /opt/metasploit-framework/embedded/framework/data/wordlists/joomla.txt yes Path to list of plugins to enumerate
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOSTS yes The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
RPORT 80 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
TARGETURI / yes The path to the Joomla install
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads (max one per host)
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Description:
This module scans a Joomla install for plugins and potential
vulnerabilities.
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the scanner/http/joomla_plugins auxiliary module:
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/joomla_plugins) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/scanner/http/joomla_plugins):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
PLUGINS /opt/metasploit-framework/embedded/framework/data/wordlists/joomla.txt yes Path to list of plugins to enumerate
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOSTS yes The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
RPORT 80 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
TARGETURI / yes The path to the Joomla install
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads (max one per host)
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the scanner/http/joomla_plugins auxiliary module:
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/joomla_plugins) > show advanced
Module advanced options (auxiliary/scanner/http/joomla_plugins):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
DOMAIN WORKSTATION yes The domain to use for Windows authentication
DigestAuthIIS true no Conform to IIS, should work for most servers. Only set to false for non-IIS servers
FingerprintCheck true no Conduct a pre-exploit fingerprint verification
HttpClientTimeout no HTTP connection and receive timeout
HttpPassword no The HTTP password to specify for authentication
HttpRawHeaders no Path to ERB-templatized raw headers to append to existing headers
HttpTrace false no Show the raw HTTP requests and responses
HttpTraceColors red/blu no HTTP request and response colors for HttpTrace (unset to disable)
HttpTraceHeadersOnly false no Show HTTP headers only in HttpTrace
HttpUsername no The HTTP username to specify for authentication
SSLVersion Auto yes Specify the version of SSL/TLS to be used (Auto, TLS and SSL23 are auto-negotiate) (Accepted: Auto, TLS, SSL23, SSL3, TLS1, TLS1.1, TLS1.2)
ShowProgress true yes Display progress messages during a scan
ShowProgressPercent 10 yes The interval in percent that progress should be shown
UserAgent Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1) no The User-Agent header to use for all requests
VERBOSE false no Enable detailed status messages
WORKSPACE no Specify the workspace for this module
Auxiliary Actions
This is a list of all auxiliary actions that the scanner/http/joomla_plugins module can do:
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/joomla_plugins) > show actions
Auxiliary actions:
Name Description
---- -----------
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the scanner/http/joomla_plugins auxiliary module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/joomla_plugins) > show evasion
Module evasion options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
HTTP::header_folding false no Enable folding of HTTP headers
HTTP::method_random_case false no Use random casing for the HTTP method
HTTP::method_random_invalid false no Use a random invalid, HTTP method for request
HTTP::method_random_valid false no Use a random, but valid, HTTP method for request
HTTP::pad_fake_headers false no Insert random, fake headers into the HTTP request
HTTP::pad_fake_headers_count 0 no How many fake headers to insert into the HTTP request
HTTP::pad_get_params false no Insert random, fake query string variables into the request
HTTP::pad_get_params_count 16 no How many fake query string variables to insert into the request
HTTP::pad_method_uri_count 1 no How many whitespace characters to use between the method and uri
HTTP::pad_method_uri_type space no What type of whitespace to use between the method and uri (Accepted: space, tab, apache)
HTTP::pad_post_params false no Insert random, fake post variables into the request
HTTP::pad_post_params_count 16 no How many fake post variables to insert into the request
HTTP::pad_uri_version_count 1 no How many whitespace characters to use between the uri and version
HTTP::pad_uri_version_type space no What type of whitespace to use between the uri and version (Accepted: space, tab, apache)
HTTP::uri_dir_fake_relative false no Insert fake relative directories into the uri
HTTP::uri_dir_self_reference false no Insert self-referential directories into the uri
HTTP::uri_encode_mode hex-normal no Enable URI encoding (Accepted: none, hex-normal, hex-noslashes, hex-random, hex-all, u-normal, u-all, u-random)
HTTP::uri_fake_end false no Add a fake end of URI (eg: /%20HTTP/1.0/../../)
HTTP::uri_fake_params_start false no Add a fake start of params to the URI (eg: /%3fa=b/../)
HTTP::uri_full_url false no Use the full URL for all HTTP requests
HTTP::uri_use_backslashes false no Use back slashes instead of forward slashes in the uri
HTTP::version_random_invalid false no Use a random invalid, HTTP version for request
HTTP::version_random_valid false no Use a random, but valid, HTTP version for request
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Error Messages
This module may fail with the following error messages:
Check for the possible causes from the code snippets below found in the module source code. This can often times help in identifying the root cause of the problem.
Page: <TPATH>index.php?option=com_<PAGES> gave a <RES1.CODE> response
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Page: <TPATH>index.php?option=com_<PAGES> gave a <RES1.CODE> response" error message:
135: :ntype => 'joomla_page',
136: :data => "Page: #{tpath}index.php?option=com_#{pages}",
137: :update => :unique_data
138: )
139: else
140: vprint_error("Page: #{tpath}index.php?option=com_#{pages} gave a #{res1.code} response")
141: end
142: end
143: elsif (res.code == 403)
144: if (res.body =~ /secured with Secure Sockets Layer/ or res.body =~ /Secure Channel Required/ or res.body =~ /requires a secure connection/)
145: vprint_status("#{ip} ip access to #{ip} (SSL Required)")
SSL error
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "SSL error" error message:
152: end
153: end
154: return
155:
156: rescue OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError
157: vprint_error("SSL error")
158: return
159: rescue Errno::ENOPROTOOPT, Errno::ECONNRESET, ::Rex::ConnectionRefused, ::Rex::HostUnreachable, ::Rex::ConnectionTimeout, ::ArgumentError
160: vprint_error("Unable to Connect")
161: return
162: rescue ::Timeout::Error, ::Errno::EPIPE
Unable to Connect
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Unable to Connect" error message:
155:
156: rescue OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError
157: vprint_error("SSL error")
158: return
159: rescue Errno::ENOPROTOOPT, Errno::ECONNRESET, ::Rex::ConnectionRefused, ::Rex::HostUnreachable, ::Rex::ConnectionTimeout, ::ArgumentError
160: vprint_error("Unable to Connect")
161: return
162: rescue ::Timeout::Error, ::Errno::EPIPE
163: vprint_error("Timeout error")
164: return
165: end
Timeout error
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Timeout error" error message:
156: rescue OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError
157: vprint_error("SSL error")
158: return
159: rescue Errno::ENOPROTOOPT, Errno::ECONNRESET, ::Rex::ConnectionRefused, ::Rex::HostUnreachable, ::Rex::ConnectionTimeout, ::ArgumentError
160: vprint_error("Unable to Connect")
161: return
162: rescue ::Timeout::Error, ::Errno::EPIPE
163: vprint_error("Timeout error")
164: return
165: end
166: end
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Related Pull Requests
- #8716 Merged Pull Request: Print_Status -> Print_Good (And OCD bits 'n bobs)
- #8338 Merged Pull Request: Fix msf/core and self.class msftidy warnings
- #6655 Merged Pull Request: use MetasploitModule as a class name
- #6648 Merged Pull Request: Change metasploit class names
- #6526 Merged Pull Request: Peers for the peer god
- #2525 Merged Pull Request: Change module boilerplate
- #2426 Merged Pull Request: Find and replace Msf::Config.install_root, "data"
- #2422 Merged Pull Request: remove peer and rport methods since they are already defined in Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpClient
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See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- auxiliary/scanner/http/joomla_bruteforce_login
- auxiliary/scanner/http/joomla_ecommercewd_sqli_scanner
- auxiliary/scanner/http/joomla_gallerywd_sqli_scanner
- auxiliary/scanner/http/joomla_pages
- auxiliary/scanner/http/joomla_version
- auxiliary/admin/http/joomla_registration_privesc
- auxiliary/gather/joomla_com_realestatemanager_sqli
- auxiliary/gather/joomla_contenthistory_sqli
- auxiliary/gather/joomla_weblinks_sqli
- exploit/multi/http/joomla_http_header_rce
- exploit/unix/webapp/joomla_akeeba_unserialize
- exploit/unix/webapp/joomla_comfields_sqli_rce
- exploit/unix/webapp/joomla_comjce_imgmanager
- exploit/unix/webapp/joomla_contenthistory_sqli_rce
- exploit/unix/webapp/joomla_media_upload_exec
- exploit/unix/webapp/joomla_tinybrowser
- exploit/linux/http/nagios_xi_plugins_check_plugin_authenticated_rce
- exploit/linux/http/nagios_xi_plugins_filename_authenticated_rce
- exploit/unix/http/twiki_debug_plugins
Authors
- newpid0
Version
This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.1.24-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
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