The remote host is running OpenWrt, an open source Linux distribution for embedded devices, especially routers.
It is currently configured without a password, which is the case by default. Anyone can connect to the device via Telnet and gain administrative access to it.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(40354);
script_version("1.9");
script_cve_id("CVE-1999-0508");
script_name(english:"OpenWrt Router with a Blank Password (telnet check)");
script_summary(english:"Tries to access OpenWrt without a password");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:"The remote router does not have a password set."
);
script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is running OpenWrt, an open source Linux distribution
for embedded devices, especially routers.
It is currently configured without a password, which is the case by
default. Anyone can connect to the device via Telnet and gain
administrative access to it." );
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://oldwiki.openwrt.org/OpenWrtDocs%282f%29Using.html"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:"Set a password for the device."
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
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:"2009/07/23"
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/19");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_dependencies("telnetserver_detect_type_nd_version.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/telnet", 23);
exit(0);
}
include("global_settings.inc");
include("telnet_func.inc");
port = get_kb_item("Services/telnet");
if (!port) port = 23;
if (!get_tcp_port_state(port)) exit(0, "No Telnet service was detected.");
banner = get_telnet_banner(port:port);
if (
banner &&
"Use 'passwd' to set your login password" >< banner &&
"W I R E L E S S F R E E D O M" >< banner &&
"root@" >< banner
)
{
# Unless we're paranoid, make sure it's really OpenWrt.
if (report_paranoia < 2)
{
soc = open_sock_tcp(port);
if (soc)
{
res = telnet_negotiate(socket:soc);
res += recv_until(socket:soc, pattern:"root@");
if (!res)
{
close(soc);
exit(0, "Didn't receive a command prompt.");
}
send(socket:soc, data:'cat /proc/version\r\n');
res = recv_until(socket:soc, pattern:"OpenWrt");
if (!res)
{
close(soc);
exit(0, "'/proc/version' doesn't mention OpenWrt.");
}
close(soc);
}
else exit(1, "Can't open a socket to verify it's really OpenWrt.");
}
set_kb_item(name:"openwrt/blank_telnet_password", value:TRUE);
if (report_verbosity > 0)
{
report = string(
"\n",
"The remote device uses the following banner :\n",
"\n",
crap(data:"-", length:30), " snip ", crap(data:"-", length:30), "\n",
banner, "\n",
crap(data:"-", length:30), " snip ", crap(data:"-", length:30), "\n"
);
security_hole(port:port, extra:report);
}
else security_hole(port);
exit(0);
}
exit(0, "The host is not affected.");