Anonymous SMTP Authentication Enabled
info Nessus Plugin ID 54581
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Synopsis
Anonymous authentication is allowed on the remote SMTP server.Description
This SMTP service allows anonymous authentication. Any remote user may connect and authenticate without providing a password or unique credentials. This may effectively turn the remote server into an open mail relay.See Also
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2245
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4422
Plugin Details
Severity: Info
ID: 54581
File Name: smtp_anonymous.nasl
Version: Revision: 1.2
Type: remote
Family: SMTP problems
Published: 5/19/2011
Updated: 6/12/2017