Nessus Windows Scan Not Performed with Admin Privileges

The Nessus scanner testing the remote host has been given SMB credentials to log into the remote host, however these credentials do not have administrative privileges. Typically, when Nessus performs a patch audit, it logs into the remote host and reads the version of the DLLs on the remote host ...

Hydra: MS SQL

This plugin runs Hydra to find MS SQL passwords by brute force. To use this plugin, enter the 'Logins file' and the 'Passwords file' under the 'Hydra NASL wrappers options' advanced settings block. TRUSTED...

TCP/IP Initial Sequence Number (ISN) Reuse Weakness

The remote host seems to generate Initial Sequence Numbers ISN in a weak manner which seems to solely depend on the source and dest port of the TCP packets. An attacker may exploit this flaw to establish spoofed connections to the remote host. The Raptor Firewall and Novell NetWare are known to b...

PHP 7.4.x < 7.4.26

The version of PHP installed on the remote host is prior to 7.4.26. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the Version 7.4.26 advisory. - In PHP versions 7.3.x below 7.3.33, 7.4.x below 7.4.26 and 8.0.x below 8.0.13, certain XML parsing functions, like simplexmlloadfile,...

Oracle WebLogic Server Deserialization RCE (CVE-2018-2893)

The remote Oracle WebLogic server is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability in the Core Components subcomponent due to unsafe deserialization of Java objects. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a crafted Java object, to execute arbitrary Java code in the context ...

PHP 8.0.x < 8.0.30 Multiple Vulnerabilities

The version of PHP installed on the remote host is prior to 8.0.30. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the Version 8.0.30 advisory. - In PHP version 8.0. before 8.0.30, 8.1. before 8.1.22, and 8.2. before 8.2.8, when loading phar file, while reading PHAR...

Apache Tomcat 8.5.0 < 8.5.40 multiple vulnerabilities

The version of Tomcat installed on the remote host is prior to 8.5.40. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the fixedinapachetomcat8.5.40security-8 advisory. - When running on Windows with enableCmdLineArguments enabled, the CGI Servlet in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1...

BigTree CMS index.php SQL Injection

The BigTree CMS install hosted on the remote web server fails to sanitize user-supplied input to the application's 'site/index.php' script before using it in a database query. An unauthenticated attacker may be able to exploit this issue to manipulate database queries, leading to disclosure of...

SSH Protocol Authentication Bypass (Remote Exploit Check)

The remote ssh server is vulnerable to an authentication bypass. An attacker can bypass authentication by presenting SSH2MSGUSERAUTHSUCCESS message in place of the SSH2MSGUSERAUTHREQUEST method that normally would initiate authentication. Note: This vulnerability was disclosed in a libssh advisor...

OPIE w/ OpenSSH Account Enumeration

When using OPIE for PAM and OpenSSH, it is possible for remote attackers to determine the existence of certain user accounts. Note that Nessus has not tried to exploit the issue, but rather only checked if OpenSSH is running on the remote host. As a result, it does not detect if the remote host...

Apache Log4j SEoL (<= 1.x)

According to its version, Apache Log4j is less than or equal to 1.x. It is, therefore, no longer maintained by its vendor or provider. Lack of support implies that no new security patches for the product will be released by the vendor. As a result, it may contain security vulnerabilities...

AXIS gSOAP Message Handling RCE (ACV-116267) (Devil's Ivy)

The remote AXIS device is running a firmware version that is missing a security patch. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability, known as Devil's Ivy, due to an overflow condition that exists in a third party SOAP library gSOAP. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can...

Nginx 1.25.x < 1.25.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities

According to its Server response header, the installed version of nginx is 1.25.x prior to 1.25.4. It is, therefore, affected by the following issues : - A NULL pointer dereference in HTTP/3. CVE-2024-24989 - A Use-after-free in HTTP/3. CVE-2024-24990 Note that the scanner has not tested for thes...

Apache 2.2.x < 2.2.34 Multiple Vulnerabilities

According to its banner, the version of Apache running on the remote host is 2.2.x prior to 2.2.34. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities : - An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in httpd due to third-party modules using the apgetbasicauthpw function outside of the...

PHP mb_send_mail() Function Parameter Security Bypass

According to its banner, the version of PHP installed on the remote host is affected by a flaw that allows an attacker to gain unauthorized privileges. When used with sendmail and when accepting remote input for the additionalparameters argument to the mbsendmail function, it is possible for...

MS15-011: Vulnerability in Group Policy Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3000483)

The remote Windows host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability due to how the Group Policy service manages policy data when a domain-joined system connects to a domain controller. An attacker, using a controlled network, can exploit this to gain complete control of the host. Note th...

Microsoft IIS 6.0 PHP NTFS Stream Authentication Bypass

The version of Microsoft IIS installed on the remote host is affected by an authentication bypass vulnerability. It is possible to access PHP files in protected web directories without authentication by appending '::$INDEXALLOCATION' to the directory name. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network...

Apache 2.4.x < 2.4.48 Vulnerability

The version of Apache httpd installed on the remote host is prior to 2.4.48. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 2.4.48 changelog. - modhttp2: Fix a potential NULL pointer dereference CVE-2021-31618 Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead reli...

JBoss Enterprise Application Platform '/jmx-console' Authentication Bypass

The version of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform EAP running on the remote host allows unauthenticated access to documents under the /jmx-console directory. This is due to a misconfiguration in web.xml which only requires authentication for GET and POST requests. Specifying a different verb...

Multiple BSD ipfw / ip6fw ECE Bit Filtering Evasion

The remote host seems vulnerable to a bug wherein a remote attacker can circumvent the firewall by setting the ECE bit within the TCP flags field. At least one firewall ipfw is known to exhibit this sort of behavior. Known vulnerable systems include all FreeBSD 3.x ,4.x, 3.5-STABLE, and 4.2-STABL...

VNC Server Unauthenticated Access

The VNC server installed on the remote host allows an attacker to connect to the remote host as no authentication is required to access this service. The VNC server sometimes sends the connected user to the XDM login screen. Unfortunately, Nessus cannot identify this situation. In such a case, it...

Backup Files Disclosure

By appending various suffixes ie: .old, .bak, , etc... to the names of various files on the remote host, it seems possible to retrieve their contents, which may result in disclosure of sensitive information. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. This plugin uses the data collected ...

Apache Tomcat Manager Common Administrative Credentials

Nessus was able to gain access to the Manager web application for the remote Tomcat server using a known set of credentials. A remote attacker can exploit this issue to install a malicious application on the affected server and run arbitrary code with Tomcat's privileges usually SYSTEM on Windows...

Microsoft Windows 'CWDIllegalInDllSearch' Registry Setting

Windows Hosts can be hardened against DLL hijacking attacks by setting the The 'CWDIllegalInDllSearch' registry entry in to one of the following settings: - 0xFFFFFFFF Removes the current working directory from the default DLL search order - 1 Blocks a DLL Load from the current working directory ...

TCP/IP Predictable ISN (Initial Sequence Number) Generation Weakness

The remote host has predictable TCP sequence numbers. An attacker may use this flaw to establish spoofed TCP connections to this host. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. include"compat.inc"; if description scriptid10443; scriptversion"1.31"; scriptcvsdate"Date: 2019/03/06 18:38:55"; scriptcveid...

ProFTPD mod_copy Information Disclosure

The remote host is running a version of ProFTPD that is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability in the modcopy module due to the SITE CPFR and SITE CPTO commands being available to unauthenticated clients. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this flaw to read and write to...

Apache 2.4.x < 2.4.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities

According to its banner, the version of Apache 2.4.x running on the remote host is prior to 2.4.10. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities : - A flaw exists in the 'modproxy' module that may allow an attacker to send a specially crafted request to a server configured as a...

Microsoft Windows SMB LsaQueryInformationPolicy Function SID Enumeration Without Credentials

By emulating the call to LsaQueryInformationPolicy, it was possible to obtain the host SID Security Identifier, without credentials. The host SID can then be used to get the list of local users. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. include"compat.inc"; if description scriptid56210; scriptversion"1.5"...

MS KB3097966: Inadvertently Disclosed Digital Certificates Could Allow Spoofing

The remote host is missing KB3097966, KB2677070 automatic updater, or the latest disallowed certificate update using KB2813430 manual updater. If KB2677070 has been installed, it has not yet obtained the latest auto-updates. Note that this plugin checks that the updaters have actually updated the...

SSH Commands Require Privilege Escalation

This plugin reports the SSH commands that failed with a response indicating that privilege escalation is required to run them. Either privilege escalation credentials were not provided, or the command failed to run with the provided privilege escalation credentials. NOTE: Due to limitations...

Google Chrome < 72.0.3626.81 Multiple Vulnerabilities

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 72.0.3626.81. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 201901stable-channel-update-for-desktop advisory. - Missing URI encoding of untrusted input in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to...

Target Credential Status by Authentication Protocol - Failure for Provided Credentials

Nessus failed to successfully authenticate directly to the remote target on an available authentication protocol. Nessus was able to connect to the remote port and identify that the service running on the port supports an authentication protocol, but Nessus failed to authenticate to the remote...

GoAhead System.ini Leak

The remote server uses a version of GoAhead that allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to download the system.ini file. This file contains credentials to the web interface, ftp interface, and others. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. include"compat.inc"; if description scriptid102174;...

Security Updates for Microsoft Visual Studio Products (April 2018)

The Microsoft Visual Studio Products are missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability : - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Visual Studio improperly discloses limited contents of uninitialized memory while compiling program database PDB...

SNMP Agent Default Community Names

It is possible to obtain the default community names of the remote SNMP server. An attacker can use this information to gain more knowledge about the remote host or to change the configuration of the remote system if the default community allows such modifications. C Tenable Network Security, Inc...

MySQL 5.7.x < 5.7.29 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Jan 2020 CPU)

The version of MySQL running on the remote host is 5.7.x prior to 5.7.29. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including three of the top vulnerabilities below, as noted in the January 2020 Critical Patch Update advisory: - Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle...

Oracle Java SE 1.7.0_261 / 1.8.0_251 / 1.11.0_7 / 1.14.0_1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Apr 2020 CPU) (Unix)

The version of Oracle formerly Sun Java SE or Java for Business installed on the remote host is prior to 7 Update 261, 8 Update 251, 11 Update 7, or 14 Update 1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities related to the following components : - Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded are...

Security Updates for Internet Explorer (June 2017)

The Internet Explorer installation on the remote host is missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly accesses objects in memory. This vulnerability could corrupt memory in such ...

ADV180002: Microsoft SQL Server January 2018 Security Update (Meltdown) (Spectre)

The remote Microsoft SQL Server is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability exists within microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction, which may allow an attacker with local user access to disclose information via a side-channel...

JBoss Java Object Deserialization RCE

The remote JBoss server is affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities : - A flaw exists due to the JMXInvokerHAServlet and EJBInvokerHAServlet invoker servlets not properly restricting access to profiles. A remote attacker can exploit this issue to bypass authentication and invoke...

Oracle Java SE 1.7.0_291 / 1.8.0_281 / 1.11.0_10 / 1.15.0_2 Information Disclosure (Jan 2021 CPU)

The version of Oracle formerly Sun Java SE or Java for Business installed on the remote host is prior to 7 Update 291, 8 Update 281, 11 Update 10, or 15 Update 2. It is, therefore, affected by an information disclosure vulnerability as referenced in the January 2021 CPU advisory. Specifically, an...

Microsoft SQL Server Detection (credentialed check)

Nessus has detected one or more installs of Microsoft SQL server by examining the registry and file systems on the remote host. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. include'deprecatednasllevel.inc'; include"compat.inc"; if description scriptid11217; scriptversion"1.158";...

XMPP Cleartext Authentication

The remote Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol XMPP service supports one or more authentication mechanisms that allow credentials to be sent in the clear. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. include"compat.inc"; ifdescription scriptid87736; scriptversion"$Revision: 1.1 $"; scriptcvsdate"$Date...

OS Security Patch Assessment Not Available

OS Security Patch Assessment is not available on the remote host. This does not necessarily indicate a problem with the scan. Credentials may not have been provided, OS security patch assessment may not be supported for the target, the target may not have been identified, or another issue may hav...

Dropbear SSH Server < 2016.72 xauth Command Injection

According to its self-reported version in the banner, the version of Dropbear SSH running on the remote host is prior to 2016.72. It is, therefore, affected by a command injection vulnerability when X11 Forwarding is enabled, due to improper sanitization of X11 authentication credentials. An...

Network Camera Web Server Detection

The remote web server controls a network camera. C Tenable, Inc. References: http://johnny.ihackstuff.com/ghdb.php?function=summary&cat=18 http://www.net-security.org/vuln.php?id=3288 include"compat.inc"; if description scriptid33523; scriptversion"1.40";...

DNS Server Cache Snooping Remote Information Disclosure

The remote DNS server responds to queries for third-party domains that do not have the recursion bit set. This may allow a remote attacker to determine which domains have recently been resolved via this name server, and therefore which hosts have been recently visited. For instance, if an attacke...

MTA Open Mail Relaying Allowed

Nessus has detected that the remote SMTP server allows mail relaying. This issue allows any spammer to use your mail server to send their mail to the world, thus flooding your network bandwidth and possibly getting your mail server blacklisted. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. include'compat.inc'...

Citrix ADC and Citrix NetScaler Gateway Arbitrary Code Execution (CTX267027)

The remote Citrix ADC or Citrix NetScaler Gateway device is affected by an arbitrary code execution vulnerability. An unauthenticated, remote attacker may be able to leverage this vulnerability to perform arbitrary code execution on an affected host. Please refer to advisory CTX267027 for more...

Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 < 9.0.18

The version of Tomcat installed on the remote host is prior to 9.0.18. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the fixedinapachetomcat9.0.18security-9 advisory. - When running on Windows with enableCmdLineArguments enabled, the CGI Servlet in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.1...