Password History Size Too Low
ID: password-history-size-low
Severity: medium
Author: princechaddha
Tags: password,history,code,windows-audit
Description
Section titled “Description”Checks if the password history count is too low or not configured, allowing password reuse.
YAML Source
Section titled “YAML Source”id: password-history-size-low
info: name: Password History Size Too Low author: princechaddha severity: medium description: Checks if the password history count is too low or not configured, allowing password reuse. impact: | A low or unset password history setting may allow users to reuse recently used passwords, increasing the risk of password compromise. remediation: | Increase the password history count to at least 24 previous passwords to prevent rapid reuse of old passwords. tags: password,history,code,windows-audit
self-contained: true
code: - pre-condition: | IsWindows(); engine: - powershell - powershell.exe args: - -ExecutionPolicy - Bypass pattern: "*.ps1" source: | $policy = Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon' -Name 'PasswordHistorySize' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; if ($null -eq $policy.PasswordHistorySize -or $policy.PasswordHistorySize -lt 24) { "Password history size is too low or not configured." }
matchers: - type: word words: - "Password history size is too low or not configured."# digest: 490a0046304402203e0102b187d0183a2057d5c8c378c59de1d3be9b3ac4e084186d449a42eaed2502205b7e4e1790f8bc3f7bc32838460f9c829cee60791954b8ff6c7fed09cd0bbf09:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950Guide 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.
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "code/windows/audit/password-history-size-low.yaml"