Laravel Scalpel: A New Way to Detect Filesystem Intrusions in Laravel
Laravel applications can be compromised in ways that traditional code and dependency scanners may not catch. Laravel Scalpel takes a different approach by looking for evidence that a deployed application has already been modified or compromised.
It can detect:
• Rogue PHP files and suspicious extensions
• Obfuscated PHP and common backdoor patterns
• Malicious .htaccess and .user.ini changes
• Unexpected .env files and configuration issues
• Added, modified, or deleted files using SHA-256 baselines
• Changes that can be integrated into CI/CD security checks
It also supports JSON, SARIF, and GitHub Actions output, making it interesting for teams that want to incorporate filesystem integrity checks into their deployment pipelines.
One important limitation: Scalpel runs with the same permissions as the Laravel application, so it should be treated as a detection tool rather than a complete security or containment solution.
For Laravel teams, this is an interesting additional layer for detecting signs of post-deployment compromise.
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