Where do I find the contents of $this->getAbsoluteFooter() Magento

Question

I'm struggling to find what this calls '$this->getAbsoluteFooter()' or where it's contents are. Is it a template file?

The reason I ask is because my site was hacked with a js injection in the footer. Disabling $this->getAbsoluteFooter() removed the injection so I'm anxious to find the source.

I've Googled it and the only thing I can find is someone asking the same question.

Thanks.

Answer 1

You've been hacked which means this could be anywhere, so keep that in mind when this doesn't work for you.

The getAbsoluteFooter method is normally defined in the following file.

#File: app/code/core/Mage/Page/Block/Html.php
public function getAbsoluteFooter()
{
    return Mage::getStoreConfig('design/footer/absolute_footer');
}

In a normal system, the getStoreConfig method will return the value stored in core_config_data for the passed in path (design/footer/absolute_footer).

Of course, since you're hacked, the actual class file $this refers to in your template could be anywhere on the server (depending on the severity of your hack). Give the following a try to find the real file on your specific system

//$this->getAbsoluteFooter();
$r = new ReflectionClass($this);
var_dump($r->getFilename());

That should reveal the actual filename, which may be app/code/core/Mage/Page/Block/Html.php, or may be something else.

Good luck!