Quagga Server No Password (TCP)
🗓️ 16 Feb 2016 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AGType
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 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
CPE = "cpe:/a:quagga:quagga";
if (description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105552");
script_version("2025-11-25T05:40:35+0000");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-11-25 05:40:35 +0000 (Tue, 25 Nov 2025)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-02-16 17:31:57 +0100 (Tue, 16 Feb 2016)");
script_name("Quagga Server No Password (TCP)");
# nb: No attacking request (just "grabbing" a login banner) so no ACT_ATTACK
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family("Default Accounts");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 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...
script_dependencies("gb_quagga_remote_detect.nasl", "global_settings.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/quagga", 2602);
script_mandatory_keys("quagga/installed");
script_exclude_keys("keys/is_private_lan_or_wan");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote Quagga server is not protected with a password.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Connects to the remote Quagga server and checks if a password
is needed.
Note:
If the scanned network is e.g. a private LAN / private WAN which contains systems not accessible
to the public (access restricted) and it is accepted that the service is accessible without
authentication please set the 'Network type' configuration of the following VT to e.g.
'Private LAN' or 'Private WAN':
Global variable settings (OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.12288)");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"It was possible to login without a password.");
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:"Workaround");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_vul");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("network_func.inc");
# nb: This might be acceptable from user side if the system is located within a restricted LAN/WAN
# so allow these cases via the configuration within global_settings.nasl.
if( net_setting_is_private_lan_or_wan() )
exit( 0 );
if( ! port = get_app_port( cpe:CPE ) )
exit( 0 );
if( ! get_app_location( cpe:CPE, port:port, nofork:TRUE ) )
exit( 0 );
if( ! soc = open_sock_tcp( port ) )
exit( 0 );
recv = recv( socket:soc, length:512 );
if( "Password:" >< recv ) {
close( soc );
exit( 99 );
}
send( socket:soc, data:'?\r\n' );
recv = recv( socket:soc, length:512 );
close( soc );
if( "echo" >!< recv || "enable" >!< recv || "terminal" >!< recv )
exit( 0 );
report = 'It was possible to access the remote Quagga without a password.\n\nData received:\n\n' + recv;
security_message( port:port, data:report );
exit( 0 );
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