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Password Complexity Requirements Disabled

ID: password-complexity-disabled

Severity: high

Author: princechaddha

Tags: windows,code,windows-audit

Description

Section titled “Description”

Checks if password complexity requirements are disabled.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: password-complexity-disabled


info:
  name: Password Complexity Requirements Disabled
  author: princechaddha
  severity: high
  description: Checks if password complexity requirements are disabled.
  impact: |
    Disabling password complexity can lead to the use of weak, easily guessable passwords, increasing the risk of unauthorized access.
  remediation: |
    Enable password complexity requirements to enforce the use of strong, hard-to-guess passwords.
  tags: windows,code,windows-audit


self-contained: true


code:
  - pre-condition: |
      IsWindows();
    engine:
      - powershell
      - powershell.exe
    args:
      - -ExecutionPolicy
      - Bypass
    pattern: "*.ps1"
    source: |
      if ((Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa' -Name 'LimitBlankPasswordUse').LimitBlankPasswordUse -eq 0) { "Password complexity is disabled" }


    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - "Password complexity is disabled"
# digest: 490a004630440220440bdc1b013ac0c60358a624de84dab4b1350123922ac26a4f1bd773ea25605b02204383724a3fb14cb231d4235952e3c5fd3252b781cc38f122b061488e014239e9:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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/password-complexity-disabled.yaml"

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