Brightmail Control Center (BCC) is the administrative web interface for Symantec Message Filter. It is possible to log into the remote BCC by providing the default credentials. A remote attacker could exploit this to gain administrative control of the application.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(59835);
script_version("1.9");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/06/05");
script_name(english:"Symantec Message Filter Management Interface Default Credentials");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web application uses default credentials.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"Brightmail Control Center (BCC) is the administrative web interface for
Symantec Message Filter. It is possible to log into the remote BCC by
providing the default credentials. A remote attacker could exploit this
to gain administrative control of the application.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Secure the admin account with a strong password.");
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_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/07/03");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:symantec:message_filter");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"default_account", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"enable_cgi_scanning", value:"true");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2024 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_dependencies("symantec_message_filter_bcc_detect.nasl");
script_require_keys("www/smf_bcc");
script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning", "global_settings/supplied_logins_only");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 41080);
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");
include("webapp_func.inc");
port = get_http_port(default:41080);
install = get_install_from_kb(appname:'smf_bcc', port:port, exit_on_fail:TRUE);
if (supplied_logins_only) audit(AUDIT_SUPPLIED_LOGINS_ONLY);
username = 'admin';
password = 'symantec';
postdata = 'username=' + username +'&password=' + password;
url = install['dir'] + '/login.do';
install_url = build_url(qs:install['dir'], port:port);
res = http_send_recv3(
method:'POST',
port:port,
item:url,
data:postdata,
content_type:'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
follow_redirect:2,
exit_on_fail:TRUE
);
if ('Invalid user name or password' >< res[2] || '<a id="anchorLogout" HREF="logoff.do"' >!< res[2])
audit(AUDIT_WEB_APP_NOT_AFFECTED, 'Symantec Message Filter', install_url);
http_send_recv3(method:'GET', item:install['dir'] + '/logoff.do', port:port);
if (report_verbosity > 0)
{
report =
'\nNessus was able to login using the following information :\n' +
'\n URL : ' + install_url + url +
'\n Username : ' + username +
'\n Password : ' + password + '\n';
security_hole(port:port, extra:report);
}
else security_hole(port);
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
symantec | message_filter | cpe:/a:symantec:message_filter |