eXtplorer
eXtplorer is a PHP file manager often found under /filemanager/. If you already have a web shell, check the web root for it because its local user database can expose reusable credentials.
Discovery
feroxbuster -u http://TARGET -x php,txt,htmlCommon paths:
/filemanager/
/filemanager/index.php
/filemanager/config/.htusers.phpVersion and install clues are often in:
/filemanager/README.txt
/filemanager/CHANGELOG.txt
/filemanager/extplorer.xmlCredential File
If you can read local files as the web server user, inspect:
cat /var/www/html/filemanager/config/.htusers.phpExample format:
$GLOBALS["users"]=array(
array('admin','21232f297a57a5a743894a0e4a801fc3','/var/www/html','http://localhost','1','','7',1),
array('dora','$2a$08$HASH','/var/www/html','http://localhost','1','','0',1),
);The first field is the username and the second field is the password hash.
Cracking Hashes
Older/admin entries may be raw MD5:
User entries may be bcrypt:
Try cracked user passwords against local users, SSH, su, and any other exposed management service. eXtplorer usernames commonly line up with system users in lab environments.
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