Others
Fingerprint first
# https://github.com/projectdiscovery/httpx
httpx -u https://example.com -tech-detect -title -server
# https://github.com/urbanadventurer/WhatWeb
whatweb -a 3 https://example.com
# https://github.com/Tuhinshubhra/CMSeeK
python3 cmseek.py -u https://example.comThen look the version up before touching anything else. Most CMS findings are a known CVE, not a novel bug.
Joomla
/administrator/ /README.txt /web.config.txt
/administrator/manifests/files/joomla.xml ← version
/language/en-GB/en-GB.xml ← version
/plugins/ /components/ /modules/Magento
/magento_version /downloader/ /rss/order/new
/admin /index.php/admin
/app/etc/local.xml ← credentials, if exposedMagento 1 is end-of-life and still deployed. Check for Magecart-style skimmers and the known RCE chains.
Typo3
/typo3/ /typo3conf/ /t3-assets/
/typo3/sysext/core/Documentation/ ← versionGhost / Craft / Umbraco / Sitecore
Ghost /ghost/ /ghost/api/v3/admin/site/
Craft /admin /cpresources/
Umbraco /umbraco /umbraco/ping.aspx ← version
Sitecore /sitecore/login /sitecore/shell/ (SXA CVEs)Adobe Experience Manager
Big surface, frequently misconfigured. See also Web Technologies.
/crx/de/index.jsp /system/console /bin/querybuilder.json
/etc.json /content.json /libs.json ← dispatcher bypass
/.json /..json /...4.2.1...json# https://github.com/0ang3el/aem-hacker
python3 aem_hacker.py -u https://example.com --host YOUR_IPSharePoint
/_layouts/15/ /_api/web/lists
/_vti_bin/ /_layouts/viewlsts.aspxHeadless / JAMstack
Modern sites often have no CMS on the origin at all. The CMS is a separate SaaS host.
Strapi /admin /api /documentation
Directus /admin /server/info
Contentful, Sanity, Prismic → look for the API token in the JS bundle
Next.js /_next/static/ /api/ (see webtech)An exposed write token for a headless CMS is content injection on the main site.
More
Look for CVEs under the CMS
# https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei
nuclei -u https://example.com -t http/cves/ -t http/exposures/ -severity critical,high| URL | Description |
|---|---|
| https://sploitus.com/ | Exploit search |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/ | Classic |
| https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates | Templates by product |
| https://wpscan.com/ | See Wordpress |