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AutoPlay Enabled for Removable Media

ID: autoplay-removable-media-enabled

Severity: medium

Author: princechaddha

Tags: windows,autoplay,removable-media,code,windows-audit

Description

Section titled “Description”

Checks if AutoPlay is enabled for removable media, which can automatically execute malicious software.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: autoplay-removable-media-enabled


info:
  name: AutoPlay Enabled for Removable Media
  author: princechaddha
  severity: medium
  description: Checks if AutoPlay is enabled for removable media, which can automatically execute malicious software.
  impact: |
    Enabling AutoPlay may allow the automatic execution of malware from external devices, increasing the attack surface.
  remediation: |
    Disable AutoPlay for all removable media to mitigate potential security threats.
  tags: windows,autoplay,removable-media,code,windows-audit


self-contained: true


code:
  - pre-condition: |
      IsWindows();
    engine:
      - powershell
      - powershell.exe
    args:
      - -ExecutionPolicy
      - Bypass
    pattern: "*.ps1"
    source: |
      Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers' -Name 'DisableAutoplay'


    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - "DisableAutoplay : 0"
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100947f6dea98ccb89cabb2f070d43377c6b37010ff0d726546ed164bb2f38b5cea022025d13b95c10e846ef4c0d02ca47d01d48d6fac5cb7beb41e6d46e33111e4c411:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

Section titled “Guide to check the vulnerabilities”

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "code/windows/audit/autoplay-removable-media-enabled.yaml"

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