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Check for Misconfigured Telnet Service

ID: telnet-service-misconfiguration

Severity: high

Author: princechaddha

Tags: windows,telnet,service,misconfigured,code,windows-audit

Description

Section titled “Description”

Checks if the Telnet service is misconfigured.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: telnet-service-misconfiguration


info:
  name: Check for Misconfigured Telnet Service
  author: princechaddha
  severity: high
  description: Checks if the Telnet service is misconfigured.
  impact: |
    Misconfigured Telnet service can lead to security vulnerabilities.
  remediation: |
    Ensure Telnet service is either properly configured or disabled.
  tags: windows,telnet,service,misconfigured,code,windows-audit


self-contained: true


code:
  - pre-condition: |
      IsWindows();
    engine:
      - powershell.exe
    args:
      - -ExecutionPolicy
      - Bypass
    pattern: "*.ps1"
    source: |
      $service = Get-Service Telnet -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
      if ($service -and $service.Status -ne 'Running') { Write-Output 'Misconfigured' }


    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - "Misconfigured"
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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/telnet-service-running.yaml"

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