Credential Manager Allows Storing of Plain Text Passwords

ID: windows-credential-manager-plaintext-passwords-allowed

Severity: high

Author: princechaddha

Tags: windows,credentials,password,code,windows-audit

Description

Checks if the system allows storage of plain text passwords in Credential Manager.

YAML Source

id: windows-credential-manager-plaintext-passwords-allowed

info:
  name: Credential Manager Allows Storing of Plain Text Passwords
  author: princechaddha
  severity: high
  description: Checks if the system allows storage of plain text passwords in Credential Manager.
  impact: |
    Storing plain text passwords can lead to credential theft if the system is compromised.
  remediation: |
    Configure Credential Manager to prevent the storage of plain text passwords.
  tags: windows,credentials,password,code,windows-audit

self-contained: true

code:
  - pre-condition: |
      IsWindows();
    engine:
      - powershell.exe
    args:
      - -ExecutionPolicy
      - Bypass
    pattern: "*.ps1"
    source: |
      if ((Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\WDigest' -Name 'UseLogonCredential' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).UseLogonCredential -eq 1)
        {
          Write-Output 'Credential Manager stores plain text passwords';
        }

    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - "Credential Manager stores plain text passwords"
# digest: 490a0046304402201cdd6dcb1d4af45e017aa70b4db6f6949439c37960033d79f387b27088a46ce802205c5ef37b8d701f727d849cc66f822000f121e93f72c0aa99b77fe7a84c406297:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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/windows-credential-manager-plaintext-passwords-allowed.yaml"

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