Default Password (ucspe) for 'ucspe' Account

critical Nessus Plugin ID 91959

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Synopsis

The remote system can be accessed with default credentials.

Description

The account 'ucspe' on the remote host has the password 'ucspe'. An attacker can exploit this issue to gain administrative access to the affected system.

Note that Cisco Unified Computing System Platform Emulator is known to use these credentials to provide administrative access to the CLI.

Solution

Set a strong password for this account or use ACLs to restrict access to the host.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 91959

File Name: account_ucspe_ucspe.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: remote

Family: Default Unix Accounts

Published: 7/6/2016

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

CPE: cpe:/a:cisco:unified_computing_system_platform_emulator

Excluded KB Items: global_settings/supplied_logins_only

Detections

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