# OWASP/joomscan

OWASP Joomla Vulnerability Scanner Project https://www.secologist.com/

Repository: https://github.com/OWASP/joomscan
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/joomscan
Homepage: https://www.secologist.com/open-source-projects
Language: Raku
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: owasp, joomla, joomla-cms, joomscan, vunerability, scanner, vulnerability-scanners, exploit, 0day
Last push: 2024-09-11T09:08:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3653, "days_push": 721, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1192, forks 247 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:56.318796+00:00)

## What it is
OWASP JoomScan is an open-source Perl-based vulnerability scanner for Joomla CMS deployments. It enumerates versions, components, and known vulnerabilities, detects misconfigurations, and generates text and HTML reports.

## Use cases
- scan a joomla site for known vulnerabilities
- enumerate joomla cms version and components
- find joomla misconfigurations and backup files
- detect web application firewall on a joomla target
- generate vulnerability report for joomla deployment

## When to choose
- auditing a Joomla CMS installation for known CVEs and exploits
- penetration testing engagements targeting Joomla sites
- you want a lightweight scanner bundled with Kali Linux

## When to avoid
- scanning non-Joomla web applications or other CMS platforms
- you need a general-purpose web vulnerability scanner
- the project's vulnerability database is outdated for your target version

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: vulnerability-scanning, penetration-testing, security
- domain: security, penetration-testing, cms, web-development
- platform: cli
- tags: joomla, owasp, vulnerability-scanner, cms-security, exploit-detection, kali-linux, linux, docker, perl

## Member repositories
- OWASP/joomscan (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:56.318796+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 2026-08-30T06:22:27.961976+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/OWASP/joomscan (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:56.318796+00:00, sha b1225bc3408f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.