The remote host is a ZyXEL router with a default password. An attacker could telnet to it and reconfigure it to lock the owner out and prevent him from using his Internet connection, or create a dial-in user to connect directly to the LAN attached to it.
#
#
# This script was written by Giovanni Fiaschi <[email protected]>
#
# See the Nessus Scripts License for details
# Script audit and contributions from Carmichael Security
# Erik Anderson <[email protected]> (nb: domain no longer exists)
# Added BugtraqID.
#
# Changes by Tenable:
# - Updated to use compat.inc (11/16/09)
# - Changed formatting and removed French (3/26/2009)
# - Revised title (12/22/2008)
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(10714);
script_version("1.30");
script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/08/07 16:46:51");
script_cve_id("CVE-1999-0571");
script_bugtraq_id(3161);
script_name(english:"ZyXEL Router Default Telnet Password Present");
script_summary(english:"Logs into the ZyXEL router");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host is a router with its default password set.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is a ZyXEL router with a default password. An attacker could
telnet to it and reconfigure it to lock the owner out and prevent him from
using his Internet connection, or create a dial-in user to connect directly
to the LAN attached to it.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Telnet to this router and set a password immediately.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2001/08/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2002/09/12");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2001-2018 Giovanni Fiaschi");
script_family(english:"Misc.");
script_require_ports(23);
exit(0);
}
port = 23;
if(get_port_state(port))
{
soc = open_sock_tcp(port);
if(soc)
{
r = recv(socket:soc, length:8192);
if ( "Password:" >!< r ) exit(0);
s = string("1234\r\n");
send(socket:soc, data:s);
r = recv(socket:soc, length:8192);
close(soc);
if("ZyXEL" >< r || "ZyWALL" >< r )security_hole(port:port, extra:'\nAfter logging in using the password "1234", Nessus read this :\n\n ' + r + '\n');
}
}