LSA Protection Not Enabled or Not Configured

ID: windows-lsa-protection-not-enabled

Severity: high

Author: princechaddha

Tags: windows,lsa,code,windows-audit

Description

Checks if LSA (Local Security Authority) protection is disabled or not configured.

YAML Source

id: windows-lsa-protection-not-enabled

info:
  name: LSA Protection Not Enabled or Not Configured
  author: princechaddha
  severity: high
  description: |
    Checks if LSA (Local Security Authority) protection is disabled or not configured.
  impact: |
    Disabling or not configuring LSA protection can allow attackers to perform credential dumping.
  remediation: |
    Enable LSA protection to prevent malicious actors from dumping credentials from the system.
  tags: windows,lsa,code,windows-audit

self-contained: true

code:
  - pre-condition: |
      IsWindows();
    engine:
      - powershell
      - powershell.exe
    args:
      - -ExecutionPolicy
      - Bypass
    pattern: "*.ps1"
    source: |
      ($null -eq (Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa' -Name 'RunAsPPL' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).RunAsPPL) -or ((Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa' -Name 'RunAsPPL' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).RunAsPPL -eq 0)

    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - "True"
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100a1bb86f974ecfb5621a75cfff302e746fc588168bd5d7ddca8241c9feb86e05202204cd52ccd67dd536afdbe44a9c23fc3a3181526dbae24f134e57421da6b53c0d5:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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-lsa-protection-not-enabled.yaml"

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