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Default Password (vmware) for 'root' Account

2014-08-0400:00:00
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The account ‘root’ on the remote host has the password ‘vmware’. An attacker may leverage this to gain administrator access to the affected system.

Note that VMware vCenter Support Assistant Appliance and VMware vCenter Server Appliance are known to use these credentials.

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

account = "root";
password = "vmware";

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

if (description)
{
  script_id(76993);
  script_version("1.8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/04/11");

  script_cve_id("CVE-1999-0502");

  script_name(english:"Default Password (vmware) for 'root' Account");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote system can be accessed with a default administrator
account.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The account 'root' on the remote host has the password 'vmware'. An
attacker may leverage this to gain administrator access to the
affected system.

Note that VMware vCenter Support Assistant Appliance and VMware
vCenter Server Appliance are known to use these credentials.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Change the password for this account or disable it.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:ND/RC:ND");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:X/RC:X");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-1999-0502");

  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:'SSH User Code Execution');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/08/04");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"default_account", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Default Unix Accounts");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2022 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_detect.nasl", "account_check.nasl", "telnetserver_detect_type_nd_version.nasl");
  script_exclude_keys("global_settings/supplied_logins_only");
  script_require_ports("Services/telnet", 23, "Services/ssh", 22);

  exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("default_account.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");

if (supplied_logins_only) audit(AUDIT_SUPPLIED_LOGINS_ONLY);

if (! thorough_tests && ! get_kb_item("Settings/test_all_accounts"))
 exit(0, "Neither thorough_tests nor 'Settings/test_all_accounts' is set.");

affected = FALSE;
ssh_ports = get_service_port_list(svc: "ssh", default:22);
foreach port (ssh_ports)
{
  port = check_account(login:account, password:password, port:port, svc:"ssh");
  if (port)
  {
    affected = TRUE;
    security_report_v4(port:port, severity:SECURITY_HOLE, extra:default_account_report());
  }
}
if(affected) exit(0);

telnet_ports = get_service_port_list(svc: "telnet", default:23);
foreach port (telnet_ports)
{
  port = check_account(login:account, password:password, port:port, svc:"telnet");
  if (port)
  {
    affected = TRUE;
    security_report_v4(port:port, severity:SECURITY_HOLE, extra:default_account_report());
  }
}
if(!affected) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");