This F5 Networks system still has the default
password set for the support user account. This account normally provides read/write
access to the web configuration utility.
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2001 HD Moore / Digital Defense Inc.
# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.10820");
script_version("2023-07-07T05:05:26+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-07 05:05:26 +0000 (Fri, 07 Jul 2023)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2005-11-03 14:08:04 +0100 (Thu, 03 Nov 2005)");
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_cve_id("CVE-1999-0507", "CVE-1999-0508");
script_name("F5 Device Default Support Password (HTTP)");
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_vul");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2001 HD Moore / Digital Defense Inc.");
script_family("Default Accounts");
script_dependencies("find_service.nasl", "httpver.nasl", "gb_default_credentials_options.nasl", "global_settings.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 443);
script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning", "default_credentials/disable_default_account_checks");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Remove the support account entirely or
change the password of this account to something that is difficult to guess.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This F5 Networks system still has the default
password set for the support user account. This account normally provides read/write
access to the web configuration utility.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"An attacker could take advantage of this to reconfigure
your systems and possibly gain shell access to the system with super-user privileges.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"Mitigation");
exit(0);
}
if(get_kb_item("default_credentials/disable_default_account_checks"))
exit(0);
include("http_func.inc");
include("port_service_func.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
port = http_get_port(default:443);
req = string("GET /bigipgui/bigconf.cgi?command=bigcommand&CommandType=bigpipe HTTP/1.0\r\nAuthorization: Basic c3VwcG9ydDpzdXBwb3J0\r\n\r\n");
buf = http_send_recv(port:port, data:req);
if (("/bigipgui/" >< buf) && ("System Command" >< buf)) {
security_message(port:port);
}