diff --git a/data/kafka_ui_versions.json b/data/kafka_ui_versions.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87bc42b89e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/kafka_ui_versions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+[
+  {
+    "name": "v0.7.1",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "56fa824510d8a35b08e3b42bf6625c846e2ed5a0"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "v0.7.0",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "fdd9ad94c11d44259ef26bf4b2dc9a8bd139f607"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "v0.6.2",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "b0c367cac7211117e88a55517396764036ac0552"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "v0.6.1",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "ef0dacb0c36a1a180ef8fda670c82854658aab00"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "v0.6.0",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "e72f6d6d5dd078df2d270cc48a4087588443f89a"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "v0.5.0",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "027d9b4653e2f3ea13d4de6a0b2bd568106ffb40"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "v0.4.0",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "521ba0cb2f63110eb2ed13a7054a4d70238a862a"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "v0.3.3",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "38c4cf7dd9275294348bab903be9dc12eafe37dd"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "v0.3.2",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "9d9d31a6694ab1fc12da20ea18fa5a778ce5a631"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "v0.3.1",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "e75c251013845f1921ea75c24b44fd7164ee398d"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "v0.3.0",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "9606d7ee5ab3b8056b4a69610ae79b7b473d779d"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "v0.2.1",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "da29a200cd8ec46da709e0523787479ac6fb274b"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "v0.2.0",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "2e345f6f6caeb3495f6454bfaa5a10bf50639411"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "v0.1.0",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "1869a7f0a85ceaa707ea25866da98a3ac5a0667e"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "v0.0.10",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "f08970c1d8910091a392d26b51db33b5c99a0f81"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "v0.0.9",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "f98abfb79dc2c437f1b6cb5f534da560c85c5406"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "v0.0.8",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "222cf2c65189c97877491c7bcc6fc14982ce65d7"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "v0.0.7",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "2a743a5bf4b27a6cc9cb857bd178c2e724d98821"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "v0.0.6",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "f6253b6bfaa249236ac1b4f0505f4b7af8f89116"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "v0.0.5",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "abae56b3d0d2383d0351280213236cd988fd6d28"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "v0.0.4",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "4190d76f2fefb65cb898f6c648e932b2c1a5fba3"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "v0.0.3",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "8057dc123f23f6da9752d712edeb5e7e490b648c"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "v0.0.2",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "f5bb336a75351379dad289b73a85f6ebf8ff5498"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "v0.0.1",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "ed08f278f95dca46e58e24a13923939d268eedd3"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "charts/kafka-ui-0.7.1",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "c998e17e8322a867c02ef4cdf577aa33c2d3a81e"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "charts/kafka-ui-0.7.0",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "78cc4dd981a89b26006fea0984f1305bc663281f"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "charts/kafka-ui-0.6.2",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "838fb604d569dae18a1a7a85ef28ed2c125df986"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "charts/kafka-ui-0.6.1",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "4a1e987a1d2a958119ab5c936d4b1d82125e14d9"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "charts/kafka-ui-0.6.0",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "f2a2574ddc8bbe20776071569935922c3593d5e7"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "charts/kafka-ui-0.5.4",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "334ba3df99dfc84385faace167f6410c8ce0be91"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "charts/kafka-ui-0.5.3",
+    "commit": {
+      "sha": "cbb166026d8c6360836def9bf9c208313023961c"
+    }
+  }
+]
diff --git a/modules/exploits/linux/http/kafka_ui_unauth_rce_cve_2023_52251.rb b/modules/exploits/linux/http/kafka_ui_unauth_rce_cve_2023_52251.rb
index 60a060a982..b2f3a3822d 100644
--- a/modules/exploits/linux/http/kafka_ui_unauth_rce_cve_2023_52251.rb
+++ b/modules/exploits/linux/http/kafka_ui_unauth_rce_cve_2023_52251.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Remote
         'DisclosureDate' => '2023-09-27',
         'Platform' => ['unix', 'linux'],
         'Arch' => [ARCH_CMD, ARCH_X64, ARCH_X86],
-        'Privileged' => true,
+        'Privileged' => false,
         'Targets' => [
           [
             'Unix/Linux Command',
@@ -87,38 +87,16 @@ class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Remote
         if res.body.include?('build')
           @version = res_json['build']['version'].delete_prefix('v') # remove v from vx.x.x
         elsif res.body.include?('git')
-          # determine version by using git commit id by querying api.github.com/repos/provectus/kafka-ui/tags.
+          # use case where only the git commit id gets returned without the version information
+          # determine version using the git commit id to match the first 7 chars of the sha commit stored in data/kafka_ui_versions.json file.
           git_commit_id = res_json['git']['commit']['id']
-          # git commit id 38c4cf7 is for whatever reason not listed when quering api.github.com, so we handle this manually
-          if git_commit_id == '38c4cf7'
-            @version = '0.3.3'
-          else
-            # !!! overwriting datastore options is not neat, but I frankly do not know how to do this nicely.
-            # !!! suggestions are welcome ;-)
-            rhost = datastore['RHOSTS']
-            rport = datastore['RPORT']
-            ssl = datastore['SSL']
-            datastore['RHOSTS'] = 'api.github.com'
-            datastore['RPORT'] = 443
-            datastore['SSL'] = true
-            res = send_request_cgi({
-              'method' => 'GET',
-              'ctype' => 'application/json',
-              'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'repos', 'provectus', 'kafka-ui', 'tags')
-            })
-            datastore['RHOSTS'] = rhost
-            datastore['RPORT'] = rport
-            datastore['SSL'] = ssl
-            if res && res.code == 200
-              res_json = res.get_json_document
-              unless res_json.blank?
-                # loop thru the list of commits and return the version based a match on the first 7 chars of the sha commit else return nil
-                res_json.each do |tag|
-                  if tag['commit']['sha'][0, 7] == git_commit_id
-                    @version = tag['name'].delete_prefix('v')
-                    break
-                  end
-                end
+          kafka_ui_versions_json = JSON.parse(File.read(::File.join(Msf::Config.data_directory, 'kafka_ui_versions.json'), mode: 'rb'))
+          unless kafka_ui_versions_json.blank?
+            # loop thru the list of commits and return the version based a match on the first 7 chars of the sha commit else return nil
+            kafka_ui_versions_json.each do |tag|
+              if tag['commit']['sha'][0, 7] == git_commit_id
+                @version = tag['name'].delete_prefix('v')
+                break
               end
             end
           end