Sun JavaServer Default Admin Password - Nessus

High   Plugin ID: 10995

This page contains detailed information about the Sun JavaServer Default Admin Password Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

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Plugin Overview

ID: 10995
Name: Sun JavaServer Default Admin Password
Filename: DDI_JavaServer_Default.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2002-09-12
This Plugin Published: 2002-06-05
Last Modification Time: 2021-01-19
Plugin Version: 1.15
Plugin Type: remote
Plugin Family: CGI abuses
Dependencies: http_version.nasl

Vulnerability Information

Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2002-09-12
Patch Published: N/A
CVE [?]: CVE-1999-0508
CPE [?]: N/A

Synopsis

The remote web server uses a default set of administrative credentials.

Description

The remote host is running the Sun JavaServer. This server has the default username and password of admin. An attacker can use this to gain complete control over the web server configuration and possibly execute commands.

Solution

Set the web administration interface to require a password. For more information please consult the documentation located in the /system/ directory of the web server.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): 9090
Target Asset(s): Services/www
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the Sun JavaServer Default Admin Password vulnerability:

  1. Metasploit: auxiliary/scanner/snmp/snmp_login
    [SNMP Community Scanner]
  2. Metasploit: auxiliary/scanner/snmp/snmp_login
    [SNMP Community Login Scanner]

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

Risk Information

CVSS V2 Vector [?]: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Base Score:7.5 (High)
Impact Subscore:6.4
Exploitability Subscore:10.0
CVSS Temporal Score:NA (None)
CVSS Environmental Score:NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:NA
Overall CVSS Score:7.5 (High)

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Plugin Source

This is the DDI_JavaServer_Default.nasl nessus plugin source code. This script is Copyright (C) 2002-2021 Digital Defense Inc. 

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# This script written by H D Moore <[email protected]>
#
# See the Nessus Scripts License for details
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if(description)
{
 script_id(10995);
 script_version("1.15");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/19");

 script_cve_id("CVE-1999-0508");

 script_name(english:"Sun JavaServer Default Admin Password");
 script_summary(english:"Sun JavaServer Default Admin Password");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server uses a default set of administrative
credentials.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is running the Sun JavaServer.  This server has the
default username and password of admin.  An attacker can use this to
gain complete control over the web server configuration and possibly
execute commands.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Set the web administration interface to require a password.  For more
information please consult the documentation located in the /system/
directory of the web server.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'SNMP Community Scanner');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:
"2002/06/05");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2002/09/12");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
 script_end_attributes();

 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2002-2021 Digital Defense Inc.");
 script_family(english:"CGI abuses");

 script_dependencie("http_version.nasl");
 script_require_ports("Services/www", 9090);
 exit(0);
}

#
# The script code starts here
#
include("http_func.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

req = NULL;
req = "/servlet/admin?category=server&method=listAll&Authorization=Digest+";
req = req + "username%3D%22admin%22%2C+response%3D%22ae9f86d6beaa3f9ecb9a5b7e072a4138%22%2C+";
req = req + "nonce%3D%222b089ba7985a883ab2eddcd3539a6c94%22%2C+realm%3D%22adminRealm%22%2C+";
req = req + "uri%3D%22%2Fservlet%2Fadmin%22&service=";

ports = add_port_in_list(list:get_kb_list("Services/www"), port:9090);

foreach port (ports)
{
    if ( ! get_kb_item("Services/www/" + port + "/embedded") )
    {
    soc = http_open_socket(port);
    if (soc)
    {
        req1 = NULL;
        req1 = string("GET ", req, " HTTP/1.0\r\n\r\n");
        send(socket:soc, data:req1);
        buf = http_recv(socket:soc);
        http_close_socket(soc);
        if (!isnull(buf) && "server.javawebserver.serviceAdmin" >< buf)
        {
            security_hole(port:port);
        }
    }
  }
}

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

  • Linux / Unix:
    /opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/DDI_JavaServer_Default.nasl
  • Windows:
    C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\DDI_JavaServer_Default.nasl
  • Mac OS X:
    /Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/DDI_JavaServer_Default.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the Sun JavaServer Default Admin Password as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

  1. Click to start a New Scan.
  2. Select Advanced Scan.
  3. Navigate to the Plugins tab.
  4. On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
  5. On the left side table select CGI abuses plugin family.
  6. On the right side table select Sun JavaServer Default Admin Password plugin ID 10995.
  7. Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
  8. Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl DDI_JavaServer_Default.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a DDI_JavaServer_Default.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - DDI_JavaServer_Default.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state DDI_JavaServer_Default.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

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Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file DDI_JavaServer_Default.nasl version 1.15. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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