# wireghoul/htshells

Self contained htaccess shells and attacks

Repository: https://github.com/wireghoul/htshells
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/htshells
Homepage: http://www.justanotherhacker.com/projects.html
Language: Shell
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: webshell, polyglot, security, apache, htaccess, penetration-testing, exploit
Last push: 2022-02-17T00:26:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5589, "days_push": 1659, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1076, forks 195 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:29.464681+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of self-contained .htaccess files that turn Apache servers into web shells or launch various attacks when uploaded. It includes shells for multiple Apache modules plus denial-of-service, information disclosure, and directory traversal attacks.

## Use cases
- generate htaccess web shells for pentests
- test file upload filters against htaccess attacks
- get command execution on apache via uploaded htaccess
- enumerate apache modules via htaccess info pages
- demonstrate htaccess upload risks in security training

## When to choose
- you are pentesting an Apache server that allows .htaccess uploads
- you need a polyglot webshell payload for a red-team engagement
- you want to demonstrate htaccess-based attack vectors

## When to avoid
- you need a persistent C2 framework or full-featured webshell suite
- the target does not run Apache or allow htaccess overrides
- you want a defensive scanning tool rather than offensive payloads

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, penetration-testing, web-scraping
- domain: security, penetration-testing, web-development
- platform: cli
- tags: webshell, htaccess, apache, polyglot, exploit, red-team, linux, web-server

## Member repositories
- wireghoul/htshells (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:29.464681+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:53:24.104131+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/wireghoul/htshells (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:29.464681+00:00, sha dff952b88f1e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.