Allied Telesyn Router/Switch Web Interface Default Password - Nessus

High   Plugin ID: 18413

This page contains detailed information about the Allied Telesyn Router/Switch Web Interface Default 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: 18413
Name: Allied Telesyn Router/Switch Web Interface Default Password
Filename: Allied_Telesyn_web.nasl
Vulnerability Published: N/A
This Plugin Published: 2005-06-03
Last Modification Time: 2012-08-15
Plugin Version: 1.12
Plugin Type: remote
Plugin Family: Web Servers
Dependencies: http_version.nasl

Vulnerability Information

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

Synopsis

The remote host contains an account with a default password set.

Description

The Allied Telesyn Router/Switch has the default password set.

The attacker could use this default password to gain remote access to your switch or router. This password could also be potentially used to gain other sensitive information about your network from the device.

Solution

Connect to this Router/Switch and set a strong password.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): 80
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 Allied Telesyn Router/Switch Web Interface Default 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 Allied_Telesyn_web.nasl nessus plugin source code. This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2012 Tenable Network Security, Inc. 

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if(description)
{
    script_id(18413);
    script_version("$Revision: 1.12 $");
    script_cvs_date("$Date: 2012/08/15 21:05:11 $");
    script_cve_id("CVE-1999-0508");
    script_name(english:"Allied Telesyn Router/Switch Web Interface Default Password");
    script_summary(english:"Logs into Allied Telesyn routers and switches Web interface with default password");
 
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host contains an account with a default password set." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Allied Telesyn Router/Switch has the default password set.

The attacker could use this default password to gain remote access to
your switch or router. This password could also be potentially used to
gain other sensitive information about your network from the device." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Connect to this Router/Switch and set a strong password." );
  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: "2005/06/03");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
 script_end_attributes();
 
   script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
 
   script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2012 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
   script_family(english:"Web Servers");
   script_dependencies("http_version.nasl");
   script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
   exit(0);
}

#

include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");


port = get_http_port(default:80, embedded: 1);

if (report_paranoia < 2)
{
  banner = get_http_banner (port:port, exit_on_fail: 1);
  if ("Server: ATR-HTTP-Server" >!< banner)
    exit(0, "The web server on port "+port+" is not ATR-HTTP-Server.");
}

w = http_send_recv3(method:"GET", item:"/", port:port, 
  username: "", password: "", exit_on_fail: 1);

if (w[0] !~ "^HTTP/1\.[01] +401 ")
 exit(0, build_url(port: port, qs:"/") + " is not protected.");

us = "manager"; pa = "friend";

w = http_send_recv3(method:"GET", item:"/", port:port, 
  username: us, password: pa, exit_on_fail: 1);

if (w[0] =~ "^HTTP/1\.[01] +200 ")
  if (report_verbosity <= 0)
    security_hole(port);
  else
    security_hole(port: port, extra: 
'\nThe following URIs will exhibit the flaw :\n\n'
+ build_url(port: port, qs:"/") + '\n'
+ build_url(port: port, qs:"/", username: us, password: pa) + '\n');

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

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

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How to Run

Here is how to run the Allied Telesyn Router/Switch Web Interface Default 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 Web Servers plugin family.
  6. On the right side table select Allied Telesyn Router/Switch Web Interface Default Password plugin ID 18413.
  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 Allied_Telesyn_web.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

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

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

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

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References

See also: Similar and related Nessus plugins:
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  • 18415 - Bay Networks Accelar 1200 Switch Default Password (password) for 'usrname' Account
  • 18414 - Allied Telesyn Router/Switch Default Password
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  • 10820 - F5 Device Default Support Password
  • 10995 - Sun JavaServer Default Admin Password
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  • 10999 - Linksys Router Default Password
  • 11203 - Motorola Vanguard with No Password (telnet check)
  • 10798 - Symantec pcAnywhere Service Unrestricted Access
  • 10778 - SiteScope Web Service Unpassworded Access
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  • 10500 - Shiva Integrator Default Password

Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file Allied_Telesyn_web.nasl version $Revision: 1.12 $. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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