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Password Reset from Lock Screen Enabled

ID: password-reset-lock-screen-enabled

Severity: medium

Author: princechaddha

Tags: password,code,windows-audit

Description

Section titled “Description”

Checks if password reset options are available on the lock screen, which can lead to unauthorized access.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: password-reset-lock-screen-enabled


info:
  name: Password Reset from Lock Screen Enabled
  author: princechaddha
  severity: medium
  description: Checks if password reset options are available on the lock screen, which can lead to unauthorized access.
  impact: |
    Allowing password resets from the lock screen could permit attackers to reset passwords without authorization.
  remediation: |
    Disable password reset options on the lock screen.
  tags: password,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:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System' -Name 'DisablePasswordReset' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).DisablePasswordReset -eq 0) { "Password reset from lock screen is enabled." }


    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - "Password reset from lock screen is enabled."
# digest: 490a00463044022048ae19ac14907b95659c4736329c0a31383aff9a2e604eb0039e2b05c345fabb02207655766cc4c233815e7a8a8af66ca1f166886dc9a999cc22bac2ffdd8d176f87:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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-reset-lock-screen-enabled.yaml"

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