# MDE.GOUV.HT Deep Joomla Probe Report
## Ministry of Environment - Haiti
**Date:** 2026-03-04
**Target:** mde.gouv.ht (149.56.254.224)
**Method:** Passive OSINT (unauthenticated HTTP GET only)

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## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

mde.gouv.ht runs **Joomla 3.8.7 (April 2018)** -- an 8-year-old CMS version that reached End of Life in August 2023. The deep probe uncovered multiple high-value findings: leaked API keys, exposed administrator login panel with CSRF tokens, username disclosure via Atom feeds, accessible SQL schema migration files, a shared hosting environment with the developer's own infrastructure (TainoSystems), and comprehensive missing security headers. The site is maintained by **TainoSystems** (tainosystems.com), a Haitian IT company that hosts MDE on the same nginx/1.26.3 server as their own WordPress site and Roundcube webmail.

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## 1. VERSION CONFIRMATION

### Joomla Core: 3.8.7 (April 2018)
Confirmed via multiple exposed XML manifests:

| Source File | Version | Date |
|---|---|---|
| `/administrator/manifests/files/joomla.xml` | **3.8.7** | April 2018 |
| `/administrator/manifests/packages/pkg_en-GB.xml` | **3.8.7.1** | April 2018 |
| `/language/en-GB/en-GB.xml` | 3.8.3 | December 2017 |
| `/README.txt` | 3.x (copyright 2005-2018) | - |

**Impact:** Joomla 3.8.7 is vulnerable to 100+ CVEs published since April 2018, including:
- CVE-2018-17856 (user registration manipulation)
- CVE-2019-10945 (directory traversal in Media Manager)
- CVE-2020-11890 (improper access control)
- CVE-2021-23132 (com_media ACL bypass)
- CVE-2023-23752 (unauthenticated information disclosure -- Joomla 4.x)
- And dozens more through the 3.9.x/3.10.x series

### Installed Extensions

| Extension | Version | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falang (com_falang) | 2.9.7 | March 2018 | Multilingual translation manager |
| mod_falang | 2.9.7 | March 2018 | Language switcher module |
| Awesome Facebook Feeds Slider | 2.0.0 | May 2014 | **12 years old** |
| Awesome Twitter Feeds Slider | 2.0.0 | June 2014 | **12 years old** |
| TainoSystems JoomGov 3.8 | 3.8 | Jan 2018 | Custom government template |
| reCAPTCHA plugin | 3.4.0 | December 2011 | Standard Joomla plugin |

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## 2. CREDENTIAL & KEY LEAKS

### Google Maps API Key (CRITICAL)
```
AIzaSyDcPWFYAwRYuXPWtyloBDu1GeC3f_kl33w
```
- **Found in:** Homepage HTML source and 403 error page template
- **Impact:** Key is embedded in client-side JavaScript. Could be used for unauthorized Maps API calls billed to MDE's account. May also have other Google Cloud services enabled.

### reCAPTCHA v2 Site Key
```
6LcIo0gUAAAAAAFw2_wOS974yprJ-HyBkHotyypF
```
- **Found in:** Password reset form (`/index.php?option=com_users&view=reset`)
- **Impact:** Public site key (expected to be public), but confirms reCAPTCHA integration details.

### CSRF Tokens Leaked in HTML Source
Multiple unique tokens observed per page load:
```
Frontend: 08bf83fa153558a26f9534bf67aa5136
Frontend: 1a9662833d0acc7a8e19e88a7bb55abd
Frontend: e160fda8f8ed8ab69fdde1ac94329154
Admin:    0193d05db6470fcce5d73eda6c232c8f
```
- **Impact:** CSRF tokens are session-bound but publicly visible in HTML. Combined with missing SameSite cookie attribute, this increases CSRF attack surface.

### Author/Username Disclosure
- **Atom feed** (`/index.php?format=feed&type=atom`) reveals author: **Yves Bernard Remarais**
- This is likely a Joomla admin account username or author alias
- **Impact:** Provides a valid username for brute-force login attempts against `/administrator/`

### Contact Email
- `info@mde.gouv.ht` (found in homepage)

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## 3. ADMINISTRATOR PANEL

**URL:** `https://mde.gouv.ht/administrator/`
**Status:** PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE (HTTP 200, 6.3KB login form)

### Login Form Details
- Template: ISIS (default Joomla 3.x admin template)
- Fields: `username`, `passwd`, `lang` (language selector)
- Languages available: English, French, Haitian Creole
- "Forgot username" link: `/index.php?option=com_users&view=remind`
- "Forgot password" link: `/index.php?option=com_users&view=reset`
- Return value (base64): `aW5kZXgucGhw` (decodes to `index.php`)
- CSRF token embedded as hidden field: `0193d05db6470fcce5d73eda6c232c8f`

### Admin Panel Security
- X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN (present on admin only, NOT on frontend)
- No rate limiting detected
- No two-factor authentication visible
- No IP restriction
- Default Joomla login paths (no admin URL obfuscation)

---

## 4. SENSITIVE FILE ACCESS

### Files Found (HTTP 200)

| Path | Size | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| `/htaccess.txt` | 3,005 B | Joomla default htaccess template - reveals rewrite rules |
| `/web.config.txt` | 1,690 B | IIS config template (not used since nginx, but reveals default config) |
| `/README.txt` | 4,872 B | Confirms Joomla 3.x, copyright 2005-2018 |
| `/LICENSE.txt` | 18,092 B | GPL v2 license |
| `/robots.txt` | 836 B | Standard Joomla robots.txt, lists all restricted directories |
| `/configuration.php` | **0 bytes** | Returns HTTP 200 with empty body (PHP executes, outputs nothing -- EXPECTED) |
| `/administrator/manifests/files/joomla.xml` | 1,793 B | **Exact version: 3.8.7, full directory structure** |
| `/administrator/manifests/packages/pkg_en-GB.xml` | 1,141 B | Language pack version 3.8.7.1 |
| `/administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/mysql/3.0.0.sql` | 9,027 B | **Database schema migration (table structures!)** |

### Files Returning 403 (Exist but Blocked)

| Path | Significance |
|---|---|
| `/.env` | **Environment file likely exists** (403 not 404) |
| `/.configuration.php.swp` | Vim swap file -- nginx blocks all dotfiles generically |
| `/.htaccess` | Active htaccess (blocked by nginx dotfile rule) |
| `/.htpasswd` | May contain htpasswd entries |
| `/.git/HEAD` | **Git repository may exist on server** |
| `/.git/config` | Git config (blocked) |
| `/.gitignore` | Gitignore (blocked) |
| `/.env.local` | Additional env files (blocked) |
| `/plugins/system/` | Plugin directory (blocked) |
| `/administrator/templates/` | Admin template directory (blocked) |
| `/administrator/help/` | Help files (blocked) |
| `/administrator/language/` | Admin language files (blocked) |
| `/images/banners/` | Banner images (blocked) |

**IMPORTANT NOTE:** All dotfile 403s are from nginx's generic `location ~ /\.` deny rule. This means ALL dotfiles return 403 regardless of whether they exist. However, `.env` returning 403 (vs a 404 for non-dotfile paths) is consistent with the file existing and being blocked by this rule.

### Configuration Backup Files (All 404 - Not Found)
- `/configuration.php~` -- 404
- `/configuration.php.bak` -- 404
- `/configuration.php.old` -- 404
- `/configuration.php.save` -- 404
- `/configuration.php.swp` -- 404
- `/configuration.php.dist` -- 404

### Backup Files (All 404 - Not Found)
- `/backup.zip`, `/backup.sql`, `/backup.tar.gz` -- 404
- `/joomla.zip`, `/site.zip` -- 404
- `/dump.sql`, `/database.sql`, `/db.sql` -- 404

### Database Tools (All 404 - Not Found)
- `/phpmyadmin/` -- 404
- `/pma/` -- 404
- `/adminer.php` -- 404
- `/phpinfo.php` -- 404

---

## 5. EXPOSED SQL SCHEMA FILES

The directory `/administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/mysql/` is blocked (403), but individual SQL files from Joomla 3.0.0 through 3.2.1 are directly accessible:

| File | Size | Status |
|---|---|---|
| `3.0.0.sql` | 9,027 B | **ACCESSIBLE** |
| `3.0.1.sql` | 57 B | **ACCESSIBLE** |
| `3.0.2.sql` | 57 B | **ACCESSIBLE** |
| `3.0.3.sql` | 110 B | **ACCESSIBLE** |
| `3.1.0.sql` | 18,081 B | **ACCESSIBLE** |
| `3.1.1.sql` | 57 B | **ACCESSIBLE** |
| `3.2.0.sql` | 19,893 B | **ACCESSIBLE** |
| `3.2.1.sql` | 104 B | **ACCESSIBLE** |
| `3.3.0+` | - | 301 (caught by SEF rewrite) |

**Sample content (3.0.0.sql):**
```sql
ALTER TABLE `#__users` DROP INDEX `usertype`;
ALTER TABLE `#__session` DROP INDEX `whosonline`;
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `#__update_categories`;
ALTER TABLE `#__contact_details` DROP `imagepos`;
ALTER TABLE `#__content` DROP COLUMN `title_alias`;
```

**Impact:** These files reveal the exact database table names and schema changes, useful for constructing SQL injection payloads. The `#__` prefix is replaced with the actual table prefix at runtime (default: `jos_`).

---

## 6. COMPONENT ENUMERATION

### Accessible Components (HTTP 200)

| Component | View | Size | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| com_users | registration | 35,057 B | User registration page loads (but no form fields -- may be disabled) |
| com_users | login | 22,236 B | Frontend login form |
| com_users | reset | 22,719 B | Password reset form (has reCAPTCHA) |
| com_users | remind | 22,609 B | Username reminder form |
| com_users | profile | 35,057 B | User profile page (same size as registration -- likely redirected) |
| com_config | - | 19,096 B | Loads but shows homepage content (access denied redirects to home) |
| com_contact | - | 21,338 B | Contact component loaded |
| com_finder | search | 22,731 B | **Smart Search is active and functional** |
| com_newsfeeds | - | 20,952 B | News feeds component loaded |
| com_tags | tags | 29,055 B | **Tags component active with content** |
| com_content | categories | 21,881 B | Category listing accessible |
| com_content | category id=2 | 41,904 B | Category browsing works |
| com_fields | modal | 19,241 B | Custom fields component loaded |
| com_ajax | (json) | 59 B | Returns `{"success":true,"message":null,"messages":null,"data":null}` |

### Restricted Components (403/404)

| Component | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| com_media | 403 | Media manager requires authentication |
| com_fields | 404 | Standard view returns 404 |
| com_content (view=articles) | 404 | Articles list view not configured |

### Third-Party Components (All 404 - Not Installed)
com_akeeba, com_k2, com_virtuemart, com_kunena, com_hikashop, com_phocadownload, com_phocagallery, com_jce, com_foxcontact, com_jdownloads, com_community, com_adsmanager, com_sobipro, com_djclassifieds, com_chronoforms, com_breezingforms, com_fabrik, com_zoo, com_jevents, com_easyblog, com_docman

### Article Enumeration
Articles accessible by direct ID. Range confirmed: **ID 2 through 377** (non-contiguous).

Sample accessible articles:
- ID 2, 10, 15, 17, 19, 20, 50, 100, 300, 350, 375, 376, 377
- IDs 1, 3-5, 200, 378+ return 404

---

## 7. DIRECTORY ACCESS

### Directories with Empty Index (200, 31 bytes)
These return an empty `<!DOCTYPE html><title></title>` placeholder:

| Directory | Last-Modified |
|---|---|
| `/administrator/logs/` | Jun 27, 2018 |
| `/administrator/cache/` | - |
| `/administrator/manifests/packages/` | - |
| `/tmp/` | Jun 26, 2018 |
| `/cache/` | Jun 26, 2018 |
| `/templates/` | Jun 26, 2018 |
| `/cli/` | - |
| `/bin/` | - |
| `/libraries/` | - |
| `/media/` | - |
| `/images/` | - |
| `/components/` | - |
| `/modules/` | - |
| `/plugins/` | - |

**Impact:** While no directory listing is exposed (empty index.html files placed), the directories ARE publicly reachable and individual files within them can be accessed if you know the filename.

### Falang Plugin Directories
| Path | Status |
|---|---|
| `/components/com_falang/` | 200 (44 bytes, custom empty HTML) |
| `/modules/mod_falang/` | 200 (45 bytes) |
| `/media/mod_falang/` | 200 (31 bytes) |

---

## 8. INFRASTRUCTURE INTELLIGENCE

### Server Configuration
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| **Web Server** | nginx/1.26.3 |
| **IP Address** | 149.56.254.224 |
| **Hosting** | OVH (149.56.x.x range) |
| **PHP** | Present (configuration.php executes) |
| **SSL** | Active, HTTP redirects to HTTPS (301) |
| **HSTS** | **NOT configured** |

### Shared Hosting Environment (CRITICAL)
The same IP (149.56.254.224) hosts:

| Domain | Stack | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| **mde.gouv.ht** | Joomla 3.8.7 | Government ministry site |
| **tainosystems.com** | WordPress | Developer's company site (WP REST API exposed) |
| **www.tainosystems.com** | WordPress | Same |
| **webmail.tainosystems.com** | **Roundcube** | Webmail for TainoSystems (session cookie: `roundcube_sessid`) |

Adjacent IP (149.56.254.225):
- **mail.mde.gouv.ht** -- Mail server

**Impact:** A government ministry website shares a server with a private company's WordPress site and webmail. A compromise of any site on this shared server could cascade to all others. The Roundcube webmail is particularly sensitive.

### Developer Information
- **Company:** TainoSystems (tainosystems.com)
- **Contact:** jmbelotte@tainosystems.com (from template XML)
- **Template:** "TainoSystems JoomGov 3.8" -- custom Joomla template for government agencies
- **Footer:** "2018 TainoSystems. All Rights Reserved" / "1555, Boul. de l'Avenir, bureau 306"
- **Phone:** (+1)888 582-5826

### Template Details
- Name: `template1` (path: `/templates/template1/`)
- Bootstrap 3.3.5
- jQuery 1.11.3
- Font Awesome
- Google Fonts (PT Sans, Raleway, Montserrat, Philosopher, Lato)
- Google Maps API loaded on every page (including error pages)

---

## 9. SECURITY HEADER ANALYSIS

### Frontend (`/index.php/fr/`)
| Header | Status | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Server | EXPOSED | nginx/1.26.3 |
| X-Content-Type-Options | **MISSING** | - |
| X-Frame-Options | **MISSING** | - |
| X-XSS-Protection | **MISSING** | - |
| Content-Security-Policy | **MISSING** | - |
| Strict-Transport-Security | **MISSING** | - |
| Referrer-Policy | **MISSING** | - |
| Permissions-Policy | **MISSING** | - |

### Admin Panel (`/administrator/`)
| Header | Status | Value |
|---|---|---|
| X-Frame-Options | Present | SAMEORIGIN |
| All others | **MISSING** | Same as frontend |

### Cookie Security
| Attribute | Frontend | Admin |
|---|---|---|
| Secure | Yes | Yes |
| HttpOnly | Yes | Yes |
| SameSite | **MISSING** | **MISSING** |
| Cookie name | `4b89d3a1a2c5e8f11cf48d36e83df68f` | `47a017ff10fb81530e29479278b33c16` |

**Impact:**
- Missing SameSite attribute on cookies = CSRF vulnerability amplification
- Missing X-Frame-Options on frontend = clickjacking possible
- Missing CSP = XSS exploitation easier if injection found
- Missing HSTS = downgrade attacks possible
- Server version exposed = targeted exploit selection

---

## 10. RSS/ATOM FEED INTELLIGENCE

### RSS Feed (`/index.php?format=feed&type=rss`)
- Title: "Accueil"
- Description: "Site Web du Ministere de l'Environnement de la Republique d'Haiti"
- Language: fr-fr
- Last Build: 2026-03-04

### Atom Feed (`/index.php?format=feed&type=atom`)
- Author: "Ministere de l'Environnement"
- Articles published by: **Yves Bernard Remarais**

### Content Items from Feeds
1. "Ing. Moise Fils Jean Pierre" (Feb 4, 2025) -- Minister and Cabinet
2. "Arg. Joseph Emmanuel PHILIPPE" (Aug 2, 2024) -- Minister and Cabinet

---

## 11. JOOMLA REST API

### Joomla 4.x API Endpoints (NOT available)
- `/api/index.php/v1/users` -- 404 (redirects through Joomla SEF to 404)
- `/api/index.php/v1/content/articles` -- 404

**As expected:** Joomla 3.8.7 does not have the web services API (introduced in Joomla 4.0).

### com_ajax Endpoint (ACTIVE)
- `/index.php?option=com_ajax&format=json` returns valid JSON:
```json
{"success":true,"message":null,"messages":null,"data":null}
```
- This endpoint can be used to interact with modules/plugins that register AJAX handlers.

---

## 12. XML MANIFEST FILES EXPOSED

All of these return HTTP 200 with full XML content:

| Path | Version Revealed |
|---|---|
| `/administrator/manifests/files/joomla.xml` | Joomla 3.8.7 |
| `/administrator/manifests/packages/pkg_en-GB.xml` | Language pack 3.8.7.1 |
| `/administrator/components/com_admin/admin.xml` | com_admin 3.0.0 |
| `/administrator/components/com_content/content.xml` | com_content 3.0.0 |
| `/administrator/components/com_config/config.xml` | com_config 3.0.0 |
| `/administrator/components/com_falang/falang.xml` | Falang 2.9.7 |
| `/modules/mod_menu/mod_menu.xml` | mod_menu 3.0.0 |
| `/modules/mod_falang/mod_falang.xml` | mod_falang 2.9.7 |
| `/modules/mod_awesome_facebook_feeds_slider/mod_awesome_facebook_feeds_slider.xml` | 2.0.0 |
| `/modules/mod_awesome_twitter_feeds_slider/mod_awesome_twitter_feeds_slider.xml` | 2.0.0 |
| `/templates/template1/templateDetails.xml` | JoomGov 3.8 |
| `/language/en-GB/en-GB.xml` | en-GB 3.8.3 |
| `/plugins/system/cache/cache.xml` | Cache plugin |
| `/plugins/system/languagefilter/languagefilter.xml` | Language filter |
| `/plugins/system/redirect/redirect.xml` | Redirect plugin |
| `/plugins/system/sef/sef.xml` | SEF plugin |
| `/plugins/system/logout/logout.xml` | Logout plugin |
| `/plugins/captcha/recaptcha/recaptcha.xml` | reCAPTCHA plugin |

---

## 13. ATTACK SURFACE SUMMARY

### Critical Findings
1. **Joomla 3.8.7 (8 years EOL)** -- Hundreds of known CVEs, no patches available
2. **Google Maps API Key exposed** -- `AIzaSyDcPWFYAwRYuXPWtyloBDu1GeC3f_kl33w`
3. **Shared server with developer's infrastructure** -- TainoSystems WordPress + Roundcube on same IP
4. **Administrator panel publicly accessible** -- No IP restriction, no 2FA visible, no rate limiting
5. **SQL schema migration files accessible** -- Reveals database table structures
6. **Author/username disclosed** -- "Yves Bernard Remarais" via Atom feed

### High Findings
7. **All security headers missing** on frontend (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, etc.)
8. **SameSite cookie attribute missing** -- Amplifies CSRF risk
9. **16 XML manifest files exposed** -- Complete extension inventory and version mapping
10. **Dotfiles return 403 not 404** -- .env, .git/, .htpasswd may exist on disk
11. **Password reset and username reminder forms accessible** -- Can be used for user enumeration

### Medium Findings
12. **Server version disclosed** -- nginx/1.26.3
13. **Joomla Smart Search active** -- Content indexing and search available
14. **com_ajax endpoint active** -- JSON API for module/plugin interaction
15. **Multiple directory paths accessible** -- Though no directory listing (empty index.html)
16. **Outdated third-party extensions** -- Facebook/Twitter feed modules from 2014
17. **htaccess.txt and web.config.txt exposed** -- Reveals server configuration templates
18. **robots.txt lists all restricted directories** -- Provides directory map

### Low Findings
19. **RSS/Atom feeds expose article metadata** and author names
20. **Article ID enumeration possible** -- ~375 articles accessible by sequential ID
21. **Mixed HTTP content** -- Some Google Font links use `http://` (not https)
22. **reCAPTCHA site key visible** -- Standard exposure but aids reconnaissance

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## 14. POTENTIAL EXPLOITATION PATHS (FOR REPORT ONLY)

Based on the passive findings, an attacker could:

1. **Brute-force admin login** at `/administrator/` using discovered username "Yves Bernard Remarais" (or variations: yremarais, yves.remarais, admin) -- no rate limiting or 2FA observed
2. **Exploit known Joomla 3.8.7 CVEs** -- especially authentication bypass and RCE vulnerabilities in the 3.8.x-3.10.x range
3. **Abuse the Google Maps API key** for unauthorized API usage
4. **Pivot from TainoSystems** -- compromise their WordPress or Roundcube webmail on the same server to access MDE
5. **Use SQL schema knowledge** to craft targeted SQL injection payloads against known table structures
6. **Exploit the Falang 2.9.7 plugin** -- translation plugins historically have SQL injection vulnerabilities
7. **Leverage missing security headers** for XSS/clickjacking/CSRF chains
8. **Target the Roundcube webmail** (webmail.tainosystems.com) -- many Roundcube CVEs exist and it shares the server

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## 15. FILES SAVED

All probe results saved to: `C:\Users\Squir\Desktop\HAITI\DUMP\MDE-GOUV\`

Key files:
- `homepage.html` -- Full homepage source
- `admin-panel.html` -- Administrator login page
- `README.txt` -- Joomla readme confirming version
- `htaccess_txt.txt` -- htaccess template
- `web_config_txt.txt` -- IIS config template
- `sql-3.0.0.sql` -- Database schema migration (9KB)
- `ver-administrator_manifests_files_joomla_xml.txt` -- Version confirmation XML
- `falang_administrator_components_com_falang_falang_xml.txt` -- Falang extension manifest
- `tmpl-templates_template1_templateDetails_xml.txt` -- Custom template manifest
- `comp-*.txt` -- Component response files
- `extra-robots_txt.txt` -- robots.txt
- `extra-index_php_format_feed_type_atom.txt` -- Atom feed with author names
- 100+ total files collected

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*Report generated by passive OSINT probe. No authentication attempted. No forms submitted. No data modified. All requests were standard HTTP GET to publicly accessible endpoints.*