MySQL Empty Password
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Detect MySQL/MariaDB accounts with an empty password."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.tcp.tcp_scanner_client import Tcp_scanner_client
from lib.scanner.mysql.detectors import fingerprint_mysql
try:
import pymysql
except ImportError: # pragma: no cover
pymysql = None
class Module(Scanner, Tcp_scanner_client):
__info__ = {
"name": "MySQL Empty Password",
"description": (
"Tests common MySQL/MariaDB usernames for empty-password login. "
"Requires pymysql. Authorized targets only."
),
"author": ["KittySploit Team"],
"severity": "high",
"tags": ["mysql", "mariadb", "credentials", "misconfig", "scanner", "vuln"],
"agent": {
"risk": "intrusive",
"effects": ["credential_spray", "network_probe"],
"expected_requests": 5,
"reversible": True,
"approval_required": False,
"produces": ["credentials", "risk_signals"],
"chain": {
"produces_capabilities": [
{"capability": "db_access", "from_detail": "username"},
"authenticated_session",
],
"consumes_capabilities": ["service_identified"],
"option_bindings": {},
"suggested_followups": [
"auxiliary/scanner/mysql/mysql_login_bruteforce",
"post/mysql/gather/enum_databases",
],
},
},
}
port = OptPort(3306, "Target MySQL port", True)
usernames = OptString(
"root,admin,mysql,test,user",
"Comma-separated usernames to test with an empty password",
False,
)
def run(self):
host = self._host()
port = self._port()
if not host or not self.is_tcp_open(host=host, port=port):
return False
if pymysql is None:
print_info("pymysql required for MySQL empty-password probe")
return False
fp = fingerprint_mysql(host=host, port=port, timeout=min(float(self._timeout()), 5.0))
version = str(fp.get("Version") or "") if fp.get("success") else ""
users = [
u.strip()
for u in str(self.usernames or "root,admin").split(",")
if u.strip()
]
timeout = max(int(float(self._timeout())), 3)
for username in users:
try:
conn = pymysql.connect(
host=host,
port=int(port),
user=username,
password="",
connect_timeout=timeout,
read_timeout=timeout,
write_timeout=timeout,
)
conn.ping(reconnect=False)
conn.close()
except Exception:
continue
reason = f"MySQL empty password accepted for {username}"
if version:
reason = f"{reason} | version={version}"
self.report_finding(
"MySQL empty password accepted",
severity="high",
evidence={
"host": host,
"port": port,
"username": username,
"password": "(empty)",
"version": version,
},
impact={
"summary": "Database accessible without a password.",
"business_risk": "Data exposure / lateral movement",
},
remediation={
"summary": "Set strong passwords and restrict remote root login.",
"actions": [
"SET PASSWORD for empty-password accounts",
"Bind MySQL to trusted interfaces only",
"Require TLS for remote clients when possible",
],
},
)
self.set_info(
severity="high",
reason=reason,
username=username,
password="",
version=version,
)
return True
return False
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