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Insecure Cipher Suites Enabled

ID: insecure-cipher-suites-enabled

Severity: high

Author: princechaddha

Tags: windows,cipher,security,code,windows-audit

Description

Section titled “Description”

Checks if insecure cipher suites are enabled.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: insecure-cipher-suites-enabled


info:
  name: Insecure Cipher Suites Enabled
  author: princechaddha
  severity: high
  description: Checks if insecure cipher suites are enabled.
  impact: |
    Enabling insecure cipher suites can lead to weak encryption, making it easier for attackers to decrypt sensitive data.
  remediation: |
    Disable insecure cipher suites such as those using RC4 or DES encryption.
  tags: windows,cipher,security,code,windows-audit


self-contained: true


code:
  - pre-condition: |
      IsWindows();
    engine:
      - powershell
      - powershell.exe
    args:
      - -ExecutionPolicy
      - Bypass
    pattern: "*.ps1"
    source: |
      Get-TlsCipherSuite | Where-Object { $_.CipherSuite -match "RC4|DES" }


    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - "RC4"
          - "DES"
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100c8c0243b7d1940e5ae14f38ab3c8850ac5ba56c32c6545c11319795894977a44022100d252922a324aea3df543c0cc832b3ad876730b89373101d4e9c5dc67a6a758a6:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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/insecure-cipher-suites-enabled.yaml"

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