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Default Password (CenturyL1nk) for 'admin' Account

critical Nessus Plugin ID 104969

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Synopsis

The remote system can be accessed with a default administrator account.

Description

The account 'admin' on the remote host has the password 'CenturyL1nk'.
An attacker may leverage this issue to gain access, likely as an administrator, to the affected system.

Solution

Change the password for this account or disable it.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?ba1cf598

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 104969

File Name: account_admin_CenturyL1nk.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: remote

Published: 12/1/2017

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:T/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Excluded KB Items: global_settings/supplied_logins_only

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/4/2017