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Guest Account Enabled

ID: guest-account-enabled

Severity: high

Author: princechaddha

Tags: windows,user,account,guest,code,windows-audit

Description

Section titled “Description”

Checks if the Guest account is enabled.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: guest-account-enabled


info:
  name: Guest Account Enabled
  author: princechaddha
  severity: high
  description: Checks if the Guest account is enabled.
  impact: |
    Enabling the Guest account can allow unauthorized users to access the system with minimal restrictions.
  remediation: |
    Disable the Guest account to reduce the risk of unauthorized access.
  tags: windows,user,account,guest,code,windows-audit


self-contained: true


code:
  - pre-condition: |
      IsWindows();
    engine:
      - powershell
      - powershell.exe
    args:
      - -ExecutionPolicy
      - Bypass
    pattern: "*.ps1"
    source: |
      (Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_UserAccount -Filter "Name='Guest' and LocalAccount=True").Disabled


    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - "False"
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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/guest-account-enabled.yaml"

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