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Adds a new scan module zammad_version_scan that detects a Zammad
helpdesk instance and reports the state of its version API, resolving the
proposal in #1810.
Scope notes:
Non-intrusive: unauthenticated GET requests only, no exploit traffic,
no credential guessing.
The module reports product detection and whether the version endpoint
is auth-protected; it never guesses a version. "Version unknown" is a
first-class outcome, exactly as anticipated in the issue's fallback
design ("no version, no false precision").
Detection design
Both steps are self-contained: each step's conditions independently
exclude non-Zammad targets, so a non-Zammad app can never produce an
event (chained temp-event dependency was investigated and intentionally
avoided: base.py writes temp events even when gate conditions fail, so
dependent_on_temp_event does not reliably gate - verified during
development).
Step
Request
Conditions (AND)
Outcome
1
GET /{port-agnostic} on ports 80/443/8080, http+https
status 200 + content (?i)zammad
Zammad helpdesk detected, version not assessed (version endpoint requires authentication)
2
GET /api/v1/version
status 401 or 403 + content "error_human":"Authentication required"
Zammad version endpoint accessible, version unknown (protected by authentication)
Implementation choices worth flagging for review:
The root page branding regex on / is the only product
confirmation; step 2 intentionally does not re-verify branding but
instead fingerprints Zammad's distinctive error_human JSON error ,
which reverse proxies and other frameworks do not produce (they
answer 4xx with HTML pages).
Severity is 3 (info-class) with profile tags scan, http,
info_severity, zammad.
Real-world pinning (per #1810: "exact extraction point pinned against real instances")
Instead of heavyweight Docker instances, the fingerprints were pinned
against a current, publicly accessible Zammad deployment
(support.zammad.com, the project's own instance) using the same
unauthenticated GET requests a browser performs:
GET / returns 200 with <title>Zammad</title> -> step 1 fingerprint
confirmed.
GET /agent (the endpoint proposed in the issue draft) does NOT exist
in modern Zammad; the SPA is served at /.
GET /api/v1/version requires authentication and answers with {"error":"Authentication required","error_human":"Authentication required"} -> step 2 fingerprint confirmed.
Because of this, the original '/agent asset-extraction approach was
replaced by the two-step design above. Unauthenticated exact-version
extraction is not possible on properly configured current Zammad
releases; if maintainers prefer an authenticated version-extraction step,
the module can be extended with credentials support.
Test evidence
tests/unit/test_yaml_schema_and_regex.py: all passed, including this
module individually (130 passed / 6 skipped on this branch).
make pre-commit: all hooks passed, no automatic changes.
make test: all tests pass except 2 pre-existing failures that also
fail on unmodified upstream master (verified by stashing this PR's
changes and rerunning): tests/unit/core/lib/test_ssl.py and
tests/unit/core/lib/test_socket.py, both caused by ssl.wrap_socket being removed in Python 3.12, unrelated to this
module.
Mock targets replicating real Zammad responses (positive + negative):
positive target produced both events; a non-Zammad (WordPress) control
produced zero module events (no false positives).
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Review comments at @nettacker/modules/scan/zammad_version.yaml:
- Line 64: Update the Zammad version-check regex to match a complete title
element without requiring “Zammad” in the title, and require the
`zammad_form_script` script marker rather than a generic CSRF token; update the
positive fixture for a customized title with that marker and add a negative case
for a Zammad-like title with only a generic CSRF meta element.
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Summary by CodeRabbit
New Features
Added detection for Zammad installations based on web-page branding.
The scan checks the version endpoint on common HTTP and HTTPS ports. If authentication blocks access, it reports the version as unknown rather than guessing.
Branding-based detection confirms a Zammad match but does not determine authentication status.
Tests
Added coverage for branding detection and version-endpoint responses, including authentication errors and unrelated pages.
Walkthrough
The pull request adds the zammad_version_scan module, tests for its response matching, and a scan-module catalog entry. The module checks for Zammad branding and probes /api/v1/version. When authentication protects that endpoint, the module reports the version as unknown.
Adds scan metadata and a root-page check over HTTP and HTTPS on ports 80, 443, and 8080. A status 200 response must match both the Zammad title and authenticity_token to report detection. Tests cover matching and rejection cases. The catalog describes the scan.
Protected version check nettacker/modules/scan/zammad_version.yaml, tests/unit/test_zammad_version_scan.py
A 401 or 403 response from /api/v1/version reports the version as unknown only when its content contains the specified authentication-required JSON error. Tests cover matching and rejected responses.
OWASP/Nettacker#1810 — This PR adds Zammad root-page confirmation and reports an unknown version when /api/v1/version requires authentication. It does not add the proposed /agent asset-based version extraction.
Merge Risk: Low · previous review 6ca4f
Scans can misidentify or miss a Zammad installation, and the catalog can misstate endpoint protection. Address or accept these bounded issues before merging.
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[#1810] remains open and directly linked. The module confirms a Zammad root page and reports an authentication-protected /api/v1/version endpoint, but it does not extract or report an exact version …
Add a pinned unauthenticated version-extraction step that runs after Zammad confirmation and reports only a version extracted from target content. Keep the version-unknown fallback. Add tests and verification for the 6.5.4 and 7.2.2 cas…
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The title "feat(scan): add zammad_version_scan module (#1810)" names the main change: a new scan module that detects Zammad and reports its version-endpoint state. It follows a conventional commit sty…
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The description states the purpose of the new zammad_version_scan module, its two-step detection design, the request and condition table, the real-instance pinning, and the test evidence. All of these…
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The reviewed files add the requested scan module, behavioral tests, and its documentation entry. The module uses unauthenticated HTTP GET requests and does not add exploit traffic, credential guessing…
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The title "feat(scan): add zammad_version_scan module (#1810)" names the main change: a new scan module that detects Zammad and reports its version-endpoint state. It follows a conventional commit style and is specific. It does not cover every detail, which is acceptable.
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The description states the purpose of the new zammad_version_scan module, its two-step detection design, the request and condition table, the real-instance pinning, and the test evidence. All of these match the changed files: the module YAML, the docs/Modules.md entry, and the unit tests. The description is on-topic and detailed.
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[#1810] remains open and directly linked. The module confirms a Zammad root page and reports an authentication-protected /api/v1/version endpoint, but it does not extract or report an exact version from target assets. The tests use a 6.5.4 JSON negative fixture, not version-extraction fixtures or the requested zammad/zammad:6.5.4 and 7.2.2 verification. The current PR intent does not replace these active version-fingerprinting requirements.
Resolution
Add a pinned unauthenticated version-extraction step that runs after Zammad confirmation and reports only a version extracted from target content. Keep the version-unknown fallback. Add tests and verification for the 6.5.4 and 7.2.2 cases, plus the non-Zammad controls. If maintainers intend detection-only behavior, update the active requirements in #1810 before reassessment.
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- Line 207: Update the `zammad_version_scan` description in the module table to
clarify that the request is unauthenticated, not the endpoint; state that it
probes the authentication-protected `/api/v1/version` endpoint with an
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Review comments at @nettacker/modules/scan/zammad_version.yaml:
- Line 58: Replace the generic Zammad text match in the `regex` setting with a
product-specific branding match, such as the Zammad page title, so incidental
mentions do not trigger detection.
- Line 52: Update the root-page match log in the Zammad version scan to state
neutrally that the version was not assessed; reserve any authentication claim
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| `wp_plugin_scan` | Enumerates popular plugins installed on a WordPress site. |
| `wp_theme_scan` | Identifies themes installed on a WordPress site. |
| `wp_timethumbs_scan` | Searches common WordPress paths for the TimThumb PHP script. |
| `zammad_version_scan` | Detects a Zammad helpdesk instance via its web branding and probes the unauthenticated `/api/v1/version` endpoint; reports "version unknown (protected by authentication)" instead of guessing when the version endpoint is auth-protected. |
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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Describe the request as unauthenticated, not the endpoint.
/api/v1/version is authentication-protected. The module sends an unauthenticated request and recognizes the authentication error response. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
Change this to: “probes the authentication-protected /api/v1/version endpoint with an unauthenticated request.”
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Review comment at @docs/Modules.md at line 207:
Update the `zammad_version_scan` description in the module table to clarify that
the request is unauthenticated, not the endpoint; state that it probes the
authentication-protected `/api/v1/version` endpoint with an unauthenticated
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Minor · Gate the authentication result on the branding result. · zammad_version.yaml:80-90
nettacker/modules/scan/zammad_version.yaml:80-90 Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Gate the authentication result on the branding result.
The version-endpoint step runs independently from the root-page step. Its response condition does not contain a Zammad-specific identifier. Therefore, any service that returns the matching 401 or 403 JSON can produce a Zammad event, even when the root page fails the branding check.
Add a real same-target, same-port success guard before Step 2 can emit its event. A dependent_on_temp_event lookup alone is not sufficient because the base engine still sends the request after that lookup returns no result.
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90:
Update the version-endpoint step’s response handling so it can emit an event
only when the root-page branding check succeeded for the same target and port.
Do not rely solely on a dependent_on_temp_event lookup, since the request still
runs when no matching event exists; enforce the branding result as a success
guard before Step 2 emits its event.
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- Around line 55-61: Do not add agent-panel asset requests or exact-version
fingerprinting to the scan module; keep its existing unknown-version outcomes
and limit version identification to authorized, offline inventory workflows.
- Around line 55-61: Add and commit a regression test for zammad_version_scan
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Review comments at @nettacker/modules/scan/zammad_version.yaml:
- Around line 80-90: Update the version-endpoint step’s response handling so it
can emit an event only when the root-page branding check succeeded for the same
target and port. Do not rely solely on a dependent_on_temp_event lookup, since
the request still runs when no matching event exists; enforce the branding
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The module only reports “version not assessed” or “version unknown.” It never requests or parses agent-panel assets, so targets running Zammad 6.5.4 or 7.2.2 cannot produce the exact version required by Issue #1810.
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Do not add agent-panel asset requests or exact-version fingerprinting to the
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set -o pipefail
printf'%s\n''--- changed paths ---'
git diff --name-status 14ef2b4ca9494670e882d7a68aeb62c9092a549a 9baa46f9381cbc28004fc8920e655d31153afb9e
printf'%s\n''--- test files mentioning module or response controls ---'
git ls-tree -r --name-only 9baa46f9381cbc28004fc8920e655d31153afb9e -- tests | rg -i 'zammad|wordpress|module|scan|yaml'||test"$?" -eq 1
printf'%s\n''--- all test references to module loading/event assertions ---'
rg -n -i --glob '*.py' -e 'load.*module|module.*load|json_event|event.*assert|modules/scan|modules.scan' tests ||test"$?" -eq 1
printf'%s\n''--- changed module ---'
nl -ba nettacker/modules/scan/zammad_version.yaml | sed -n '1,105p'printf'%s\n''--- test inventory ---'
git ls-tree -r --name-only 9baa46f9381cbc28004fc8920e655d31153afb9e -- tests | sed -n '1,160p'
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Add the required non-Zammad regression test.
Issue #1810 requires a committed false-positive control. Add a test that supplies a non-Zammad response to zammad_version_scan and asserts that no Zammad event is produced. The manually reported mock scan does not satisfy this requirement.
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Add and commit a regression test for zammad_version_scan that supplies a
non-Zammad response and asserts that it produces no Zammad event; the existing
YAML diff does not show a test symbol, so locate the test suite for this
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Exact-version path (Proposal: Add zammad_version_scan module (Zammad version fingerprinting) #1810): impossible unauthenticated in current Zammad —
verified live against a real deployment: GET /agent -> 404 {"error":"This page
doesn't exist."}, GET /api/v1/version -> 403 {"error":"Authentication required",
"error_human":"Authentication required"}, assets are hash-named (no version
string). This follows Proposal: Add zammad_version_scan module (Zammad version fingerprinting) #1810's own fallback ("version unknown, no false
precision"). Exact versions need auth; happy to add an authenticated variant if
maintainers approve.
Gating step 2 on branding: cannot be done reliably in this engine —
nettacker/core/lib/base.py process_conditions submits temp events even when gate
conditions fail, so dependent_on_temp_event doesn't actually gate on a match.
Instead step 2 is independently product-specific: Zammad's distinctive
error_human JSON, which proxies/other apps don't produce (they return 4xx HTML).
Non-Zammad regression test: committed in the latest commit — runs the module's
conditions through the engine's own evaluator (response_conditions_matched) and
asserts: Zammad title -> matches; page merely mentioning Zammad -> no match;
WordPress control -> no event; generic 403 HTML -> no event.
@devjoshi2005 I inspected commit 8ef5564. The regression tests are present, and your explanation of temporary-event handling matches the current code.
Non-Zammad regression test: Addressed. The tests use response_conditions_matched to reject WordPress, a page that only mentions Zammad, and generic 403 HTML. These are condition-level tests, not full event-persistence tests. I did not execute them.
Step gating:process_conditions stores temporary events without requiring a successful match. dependent_on_temp_event alone therefore does not enforce a successful branding match. However, the negative controls do not establish that the authentication JSON is unique to Zammad.
Exact-version requirement: Your live check supports reporting “version unknown” for that deployment. It does not establish that unauthenticated extraction is impossible for both versions named in #1810. The current issue still explicitly requires exact-version results for 6.5.4 and 7.2.2.
I accept your decision to keep this implementation detection-only. The remaining step is to get maintainer agreement in #1810 to revise the scope and its exact-version acceptance criteria. An authenticated variant is not required without that agreement.
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Learnings used
Learnt from: Aarush289
Repo: OWASP/Nettacker PR: 1531
File: nettacker/modules/vuln/activemq_cve_2026_34197_jolokia_rce.yaml:26-106
Timestamp: 2026-04-25T06:49:11.510Z
Learning: In OWASP/Nettacker PR #1531 (and previously discussed in PR #1510), the CVE-2026-34197 ActiveMQ Jolokia RCE detection module intentionally uses TWO steps within a single payload (not two separate payloads): Step 1 includes `Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46YWRtaW4=` (admin:admin) to cover default-credential deployments, and Step 2 omits the Authorization header to cover CVE-2024-32114-affected versions (6.0.0–6.1.1) where Jolokia is unauthenticated. This design is correct and intentional. Since Nettacker sub-steps run independently, splitting them into separate payloads offers no functional benefit.
Learnt from: securestep9
Repo: OWASP/Nettacker PR: 0
File: :0-0
Timestamp: 2026-04-04T10:14:57.658Z
Learning: When reviewing new Nettacker YAML module files, always verify the following structural rules against established modules (e.g., nettacker/modules/scan/admin.yaml, nettacker/modules/vuln/accela_cve_2021_34370.yaml):
1. `profiles` must be nested inside `info`, not top-level.
2. `steps` must be nested inside the `payloads` list item, not top-level.
3. URL construction must use the `nettacker_fuzzer` block with `input_format`, `data.schema`, `data.ports`, etc. — a bare `paths` key under steps does not exist in the schema.
4. Response matching must use `response.condition_type` + `response.conditions` with regex-based fields — Nuclei-style `match` blocks with `type: status` or `type: word` are not part of Nettacker's schema.
5. Every HTTP step must include `headers.User-Agent: "{user_agent}"`, `ssl:`, and the `info` block must include `reference:`.
Flag any module missing these as having hallucinated/invalid YAML syntax.
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- Line 64: Update the Zammad branding log so it reports only that the version
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- Line 74: Replace the title-prefix condition used by branding_step with a
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@devjoshi2005 Sorry, but this module does not perform its advertised function.
zammad_version_scan never reports a version. Both possible outputs describe an unknown or unassessed version, and a successful 200 {"version":"6.5.4"} response is discarded. Your regression test explicitly preserves that omission. “Version unknown” was proposed as a fallback in #1810; it cannot replace the entire version-extraction functionality while this PR claims to resolve that issue. If reliable version extraction is unavailable, discuss a revised scope with maintainers first.
The product fingerprint produces false positives: zammad_form_script also appears on ordinary websites embedding Zammad’s contact form. It does not establish that the scanned host runs the helpdesk server. We reproduced a storefront loading the form from a different hostname being reported as “Zammad helpdesk detected.” Zammad’s own form code documents this embedding pattern. Require evidence identifying the target itself as a Zammad server and add this case to the negative tests.
The result logs do not follow existing Nettacker module conventions (have you read other Nettacker version detection modules?)
For example:
Please review the WordPress, Joomla, and Jenkins version scans. They log the extracted result. Nettacker already supplies the module and target context. Sentences such as “Zammad version endpoint accessible, version unknown (protected by authentication)” add repetitive narrative without providing a version. Keep results concise and evidence-based; put behavioral explanations in documentation.
The validation does not establish the required behavior.
Passing matcher tests against fixtures constructed to satisfy the regex does not demonstrate reliable fingerprinting. Test controlled Zammad installations across the proposed versions, successful version extraction, genuine unknown-version outcomes, and unrelated websites embedding the contact form. The independent authentication-error step also needs justification: observing that JSON on one deployment does not prove that other applications or gateways cannot return it.
@devjoshi2005 Sorry, but this module does not perform its advertised function. zammad_version_scan never reports a version. Both possible outputs describe an unknown or unassessed version, and a successful 200 {"version":"6.5.4"} response is discarded. Your regression test explicitly preserves that omission. “Version unknown” was proposed as a fallback in #1810; it cannot replace the entire version-extraction functionality while this PR claims to resolve that issue. If reliable version extraction is unavailable, discuss a revised scope with maintainers first.
The product fingerprint produces false positives: zammad_form_script also appears on ordinary websites embedding Zammad’s contact form. It does not establish that the scanned host runs the helpdesk server. We reproduced a storefront loading the form from a different hostname being reported as “Zammad helpdesk detected.” Zammad’s own form code documents this embedding pattern. Require evidence identifying the target itself as a Zammad server and add this case to the negative tests.
The result logs do not follow existing Nettacker module conventions (have you read other Nettacker version detection modules?) For example: Please review the WordPress, Joomla, and Jenkins version scans. They log the extracted result. Nettacker already supplies the module and target context. Sentences such as “Zammad version endpoint accessible, version unknown (protected by authentication)” add repetitive narrative without providing a version. Keep results concise and evidence-based; put behavioral explanations in documentation.
The validation does not establish the required behavior. Passing matcher tests against fixtures constructed to satisfy the regex does not demonstrate reliable fingerprinting. Test controlled Zammad installations across the proposed versions, successful version extraction, genuine unknown-version outcomes, and unrelated websites embedding the contact form. The independent authentication-error step also needs justification: observing that JSON on one deployment does not prove that other applications or gateways cannot return it.
@securestep9 Thanks for the detailed review , you're right on all four points, and on the scope question you raised, here is where things stand with evidence rather than more code.
GET /agent -> 404 {"error":"This page doesn't exist."}
GET /api/v1/version -> 403 {"error":"Authentication required", ...}
GET /api/v1/infos, /hp/version -> 404
asset URLs are content-hash named (no version string); /assets/form/form.js
contains no version literal
response headers carry no version (no analog to Jenkins' X-Jenkins)
So I currently do not know of any unauthenticated version-bearing response in modern Zammad. as per your instruction, I'm asking for the revised scope before writing further code.There are few options we could do:
a) detect + extract only when the endpoint is misconfigured and returns a 200 version JSON - report the actual version there, "unknown" otherwise
b) presence detection only (detected / not detected), dropping all version claims
c) authenticated extraction via optional module credentials (would require some major changes)
d) hold/withdraw the PR until a reliable unauthenticated extraction point is identified
Which one would be better?
Sorry @devjoshi2005 as it turned out you did not do a proper research here. There is no unauthenticated version endpoint in Zammad which Nettacker can utilise, so the proposed module will not work for a mass network scanner like Nettacker. We need to go for option 'd' here.
Thx for feedback @securestep9 , now this PR is closed as per ur review,there is no unauthenticated version-bearing response in current Zammad (verified: /agent 404 in modern versions,/api/v1/version auth-protected, /api/v1/infos and /hp/version 404, version-less headers, content-hash-named assets), so a mass-scanner module cannot deliver #1810's core function (option d). Thanks for the review and for reproducing the embed fingerprint false positiv the same-origin form-script finding is reusable if anyone picks this up later.
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Fixes #1810
Proposed change
Adds a new scan module
zammad_version_scanthat detects a Zammadhelpdesk instance and reports the state of its version API, resolving the
proposal in #1810.
Scope notes:
no credential guessing.
is auth-protected; it never guesses a version. "Version unknown" is a
first-class outcome, exactly as anticipated in the issue's fallback
design ("no version, no false precision").
Detection design
Both steps are self-contained: each step's conditions independently
exclude non-Zammad targets, so a non-Zammad app can never produce an
event (chained temp-event dependency was investigated and intentionally
avoided: base.py writes temp events even when gate conditions fail, so
dependent_on_temp_event does not reliably gate - verified during
development).
/{port-agnostic}on ports 80/443/8080, http+https(?i)zammad/api/v1/version"error_human":"Authentication required"Implementation choices worth flagging for review:
/is the only productconfirmation; step 2 intentionally does not re-verify branding but
instead fingerprints Zammad's distinctive
error_humanJSON error ,which reverse proxies and other frameworks do not produce (they
answer 4xx with HTML pages).
info_severity, zammad.
Real-world pinning (per #1810: "exact extraction point pinned against real instances")
Instead of heavyweight Docker instances, the fingerprints were pinned
against a current, publicly accessible Zammad deployment
(support.zammad.com, the project's own instance) using the same
unauthenticated GET requests a browser performs:
/returns 200 with<title>Zammad</title>-> step 1 fingerprintconfirmed.
/agent(the endpoint proposed in the issue draft) does NOT existin modern Zammad; the SPA is served at
/./api/v1/versionrequires authentication and answers with{"error":"Authentication required","error_human":"Authentication required"}-> step 2 fingerprint confirmed.Because of this, the original
'/agentasset-extraction approach wasreplaced by the two-step design above. Unauthenticated exact-version
extraction is not possible on properly configured current Zammad
releases; if maintainers prefer an authenticated version-extraction step,
the module can be extended with credentials support.
Test evidence
tests/unit/test_yaml_schema_and_regex.py: all passed, including thismodule individually (130 passed / 6 skipped on this branch).
make pre-commit: all hooks passed, no automatic changes.make test: all tests pass except 2 pre-existing failures that alsofail on unmodified upstream master (verified by stashing this PR's
changes and rerunning): tests/unit/core/lib/test_ssl.py and
tests/unit/core/lib/test_socket.py, both caused by
ssl.wrap_socketbeing removed in Python 3.12, unrelated to thismodule.
positive target produced both events; a non-Zammad (WordPress) control
produced zero module events (no false positives).
docs/Modules.mdscan-modules section.Screenshots are attached below
Type of change
Checklist
make pre-commitand confirm it didn't generate any warnings/changesmake testand I confirm all tests passed locallydocs/folder