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Minimum Password Length Too Short

ID: windows-min-password-length-short

Severity: high

Author: princechaddha

Tags: windows,code,windows-audit

Description

Section titled “Description”

Checks if the minimum password length for local accounts is set to less than 8 characters.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: windows-min-password-length-short


info:
  name: Minimum Password Length Too Short
  author: princechaddha
  severity: high
  description: Checks if the minimum password length for local accounts is set to less than 8 characters.
  impact: |
    Short passwords are easier to crack, compromising system security.
  remediation: |
    Set the minimum password length to at least 8 characters for local accounts.
  tags: windows,code,windows-audit


self-contained: true


code:
  - pre-condition: |
      IsWindows();
    engine:
      - powershell.exe
    args:
      - -ExecutionPolicy
      - Bypass
    pattern: "*.ps1"
    source: |
      $policy = Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon\Parameters' -Name 'MinimumPasswordLength' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
      if ($policy -and $policy.MinimumPasswordLength -lt 8) {
        Write-Output 'Minimum password length is too short';
      }


    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "Minimum password length is too short"
# digest: 4a0a0047304502204e6bdfeaa63c2f82aecf403219c418ccc031cf895041ebca8f70497036d68223022100a77590df5011a21be573db6fb0ad405e8e7ec0e0ae3cac5ed5403380841d4b53:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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/windows-min-password-length-short.yaml"

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