PostgreSQL Trust Authentication Enabled (PostgreSQL Protocol)
🗓️ 30 Apr 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AGType
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| postgresql | www.postgresql.org/docs/current/auth-trust.html |
| postgresql | www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/auth-methods.html |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 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:postgresql:postgresql";
if (description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.145872");
script_version("2024-07-19T15:39:06+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-07-19 15:39:06 +0000 (Fri, 19 Jul 2024)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-04-30 08:13:40 +0000 (Fri, 30 Apr 2021)");
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_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_vul");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"Mitigation");
script_name("PostgreSQL Trust Authentication Enabled (PostgreSQL Protocol)");
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Databases");
script_dependencies("gb_postgresql_consolidation.nasl", "gb_default_credentials_options.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/postgresql", 5432);
script_mandatory_keys("postgresql/tcp/detected");
script_exclude_keys("default_credentials/disable_default_account_checks");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Trust Authentication mode is enabled in PostgreSQL.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Tries to access PostgreSQL without authentication and checks
the response.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The PostgreSQL server is running in 'trust mode'. This enables
anyone who can connect to the server to access the database.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"An unauthenticated user may access the underlying database and
read/alter it (e.g. adding a new superuser account).");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Choose another authentication method which enables secure
authentication.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/auth-trust.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/auth-methods.html#AUTH-TRUST");
exit(0);
}
if (get_kb_item("default_credentials/disable_default_account_checks"))
exit(0);
include("host_details.inc");
include("postgresql.inc");
if (!port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE, service: "postgresql"))
exit(0);
if (!get_app_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, nofork: TRUE))
exit(0);
if (!soc = open_sock_tcp(port))
exit(0);
user = "postgres";
password = "";
db = "postgres";
if (postgresql_login(socket: soc, user: user, password: password, db: db)) {
close(soc);
report = 'It was possible to authenticate to the PostgreSQL database with the following credentials:\n\n' +
'Username: ' + user + '\nPassword: (no password)\nDatabase: ' + db;
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
close(soc);
exit(99);
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