Default Password 'cat1029' for 'Wproot' Account

critical Nessus Plugin ID 104973

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Synopsis

The remote host has an account with a default password.

Description

The account 'Wproot' on the remote host has the default password 'cat1029'. A remote attacker can exploit this issue to gain administrative access to the affected system.

Note that this username / password combination was found in the leaked source from the Mirai botnet.

Solution

Change the password for this account or disable it.

See Also

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirai_(malware)

http://www.nessus.org/u?ae5b1f64

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 104973

File Name: account_Wproot_cat1029.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: remote

Published: 12/1/2017

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

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

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/20/2016