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iSCSI Unauthenticated Target Detection

high Nessus Plugin ID 51368

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Synopsis

At least one iSCSI target is configured not to use authentication.

Description

One or more of the iSCSI (Internet Small Computer Systems Interface) targets on the remote host are configured not to use an authentication mechanism, potentially allowing unauthorized access to the targets.

Solution

Configure authentication on the target to restrict access to authorized initiators.

See Also

http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3720.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISCSI

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 51368

File Name: iscsi_noauth_target.nbin

Version: 1.72

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 12/23/2010

Updated: 3/29/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: iscsi/target