Unprotected Windows CE Console (Telnet)
🗓️ 03 Jun 2013 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AGType
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.103726");
script_version("2025-11-25T05:40:35+0000");
script_name("Unprotected Windows CE Console (Telnet)");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-11-25 05:40:35 +0000 (Tue, 25 Nov 2025)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2013-06-03 12:36:40 +0100 (Mon, 03 Jun 2013)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
# nb: The sent command could be already seen as an attack
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_family("Default Accounts");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AG");
# nb: No need to disable via default_credentials/disable_default_account_checks or
# gb_default_credentials_options.nasl because this isn't doing any login (at least currently)...
script_dependencies("telnetserver_detect_type_nd_version.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/telnet", 23);
script_mandatory_keys("telnet/banner/available");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote Windows CE Telnet Console is not protected by a
password.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if credentials are required to access the device.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"This issue may be exploited by a remote attacker to gain access
to sensitive information or modify system configuration.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Set a password.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"Mitigation");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_vul");
exit(0);
}
# nb: Don't exit via islocalhost() or the net_setting_is_* functions here as such a system should be
# definitely access protected.
include("telnet_func.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("port_service_func.inc");
port = telnet_get_port( default:23 );
if( ! soc = open_sock_tcp( port ) )
exit( 0 );
buf = telnet_negotiate( socket:soc );
if( ! buf || "Welcome to the Windows CE Telnet Service" >!< buf && "Pocket CMD" >!< buf && "\>" >!< buf ) {
close( soc );
exit( 0 );
}
send( socket:soc, data:'help\n' );
recv = recv( socket:soc, length:512 );
send( socket:soc, data:'exit\n' );
close( soc );
if( "The following commands are available:" >< recv && "DEL" >< recv ) {
security_message( port:port );
exit( 0 );
}
exit( 99 );
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