Joomla! is probably the most widely-used CMS out there due to its flexibility, user-friendlinesss, extensibility to name a few.So, watching its vulnerabilities and adding such vulnerabilities as KB to Joomla scanner takes ongoing activity.It will help web developers and web masters to help identify possible security weaknesses on their deployed Joomla! sites. No web security scanner is dedicated only one CMS.OWASP Joomla Vulnerability Scanner Project developed Open source scanner for Joomla.

Joomla Scan

The following features are currently available.

  • Exact version Probing (the scanner can tell whether a target is running version 1.5.9)
  • Searching known vulnerabilities of Joomla! and its components
  • Reporting to Text & HTML output
  • Immediate update capability via scanner or svn


  • Download Joomla Scan here and for help guide check this page

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