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Default Password (toor) for 'root' Account

critical Nessus Plugin ID 35777

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Synopsis

An account on the remote host uses a known defautl password.

Description

The account 'root' on the remote host has the password 'toor'. An attacker may leverage this issue to gain total control of the affected system.

Solution

Change the password for this account or disable it.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 35777

File Name: account_root_toor.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: remote

Published: 3/5/2009

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.1

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: 8.9

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:P/RL:T/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Excluded KB Items: global_settings/supplied_logins_only

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Exploitable With

Metasploit (SSH User Code Execution)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-1999-0502