# JohnTroony/php-webshells

Common PHP webshells you might need for your Penetration Testing assignments or CTF challenges. Do not host the file(s) on your server!

Repository: https://github.com/JohnTroony/php-webshells
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/php-webshells
Language: PHP
License Family: other
Last push: 2021-03-03T08:55:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4422, "days_push": 2009, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1956, forks 759 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:58.930219+00:00)

## What it is
A curated collection of common PHP webshells intended for penetration testing assignments and CTF challenges. It is an educational/offensive-security reference collection, not a tool to deploy on production servers.

## Use cases
- find php webshells for a ctf challenge
- study common php backdoor patterns
- test webshell detection rules
- learn what one-liner php shells look like
- build a pentest lab with sample webshells
- train security teams to recognize webshells

## When to choose
- you need reference samples of PHP webshells for authorized penetration testing or CTFs
- you are building detection or scanning rules and need known-bad examples
- you are teaching or learning about webshell techniques

## When to avoid
- you want a defensive tool that removes or detects webshells automatically
- you intend to host the files on a public webserver
- you need a maintained, licensed security toolkit - the repo has no license and infrequent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, penetration-testing
- domain: security, penetration-testing, developer-tools
- platform: php, self-hosted
- tags: webshell, php-webshell, ctf, offensive-security, red-team, collection, web-server

## Member repositories
- JohnTroony/php-webshells (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:58.930219+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 2026-08-30T03:06:13.090028+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/JohnTroony/php-webshells (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:58.930219+00:00, sha 8d653ab62db2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.