craftcms-install-exposure: Craft CMS Installation Wizard Exposure

2026-02-03 Craft CMS PoC Public

Description

Detected Craft CMS installation wizard was exposed, allowing attackers to complete the installation process and gain administrative access to the CMS.

PoC

id: craftcms-install-exposure

info:
  name: Craft CMS Installation Wizard Exposure
  author: 0x_Akoko
  severity: high
  description: |
    Detected Craft CMS installation wizard was exposed, allowing attackers to complete the installation process and gain administrative access to the CMS.
  reference:
    - https://craftcms.com/docs/4.x/installation.html
    - https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/securing-craft
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    cvss-score: 9.1
    cwe-id: CWE-284
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    shodan-query: http.html:"Craft CMS"
    fofa-query: body="Craft CMS"
  tags: craftcms,install,exposure,misconfig,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/admin/install"

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains_all(body, "Install Craft", "Create your account", "/cpresources/")'
          - 'contains(header, "CRAFT_CSRF_TOKEN")'
        condition: and
# digest: 490a00463044022016afd102fc52cd6bb90060d6c32e511b7643ddcf11eaa9e2a1b47cfd4f4960d5022057b1df7fc257fe29af04ba540138055ff4f60440632b7c4a279fa1cf07b6084b:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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