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Store Passwords Using Reversible Encryption Enabled

ID: reversible-encryption-passwords-enabled

Severity: critical

Author: princechaddha

Tags: windows,code,windows-audit

Description

Section titled “Description”

Checks if the system is set to store passwords using reversible encryption, which is equivalent to plaintext storage.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: reversible-encryption-passwords-enabled


info:
  name: Store Passwords Using Reversible Encryption Enabled
  author: princechaddha
  severity: critical
  description: Checks if the system is set to store passwords using reversible encryption, which is equivalent to plaintext storage.
  impact: |
    Storing passwords using reversible encryption significantly weakens password security and is comparable to plaintext storage.
  remediation: |
    Disable the option to store passwords using reversible encryption to protect credentials.
  tags: windows,code,windows-audit


self-contained: true


code:
  - pre-condition: |
      IsWindows();
    engine:
      - powershell
      - powershell.exe
    args:
      - -ExecutionPolicy
      - Bypass
    pattern: "*.ps1"
    source: |
      Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name ActiveDirectory | % { Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy | Select-Object -ExpandProperty ReversibleEncryptionEnabled }


    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - "True"
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100ffbb4bbe9ae131967e095f860769bc4ee502b0e77336b1fa883b09ffdfe142130220792af56fd4628b4b3f37c1a9141d56ec5d996262f5f7d64d18dd3b159a7971ab: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/reversible-encryption-passwords-enabled.yaml"

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