The remote host seems to be an Aventail SSL VPN appliance, and it allows connections to its web console management. Letting attackers know that you are using such a device will help them to focus their attacks or will make them change their strategy.
In addition to this, an attacker may attempt a brute-force attack to log into the remote interface.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(17583);
script_version("1.12");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/19");
script_xref(name:"IAVT", value:"0001-T-0901");
script_name(english:"Aventail ASAP Platform Management Console Detection");
script_summary(english:"Aventail ASAP Management Console management");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host is an SSL VPN appliance." );
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host seems to be an Aventail SSL VPN appliance, and it
allows connections to its web console management. Letting attackers
know that you are using such a device will help them to focus their
attacks or will make them change their strategy.
In addition to this, an attacker may attempt a brute-force attack to
log into the remote interface." );
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Filter incoming traffic to this port." );
script_set_attribute(attribute:"risk_factor", value:"None" );
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2005/03/21");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/a:sonicwall:aventail_asap");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
script_dependencie("http_version.nasl");
script_require_ports(8443);
exit(0);
}
function https_get(port, request)
{
local_var result, soc;
if(get_port_state(port))
{
soc = open_sock_tcp(port, transport:ENCAPS_SSLv23);
if(soc)
{
send(socket:soc, data:string(request,"\r\n"));
result = http_recv(socket:soc);
close(soc);
return(result);
}
}
}
#
# The script code starts here
#
include("http_func.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");
port = 8443;
if(get_port_state(port))
{
req = http_get(item:"/console/login.do", port:port);
rep = https_get(request:req, port:port);
if( rep == NULL ) exit(0);
#<title>ASAP Management Console Login</title>
if ("<title>ASAP Management Console Login</title>" >< rep)
{
security_note(port);
}
}