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User Account Control Disabled

ID: windows-uac-disabled

Severity: high

Author: princechaddha

Tags: windows,uac,code,windows-audit

Description

Section titled “Description”

Checks if User Account Control (UAC) is disabled on the system.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: windows-uac-disabled


info:
  name: User Account Control Disabled
  author: princechaddha
  severity: high
  description: Checks if User Account Control (UAC) is disabled on the system.
  impact: |
    Disabling UAC can allow unauthorized changes to system settings, leading to security vulnerabilities.
  remediation: |
    Enable User Account Control to ensure that administrative actions require confirmation, enhancing security.
  tags: windows,uac,code,windows-audit


self-contained: true


code:
  - pre-condition: |
      IsWindows();
    engine:
      - powershell
      - powershell.exe
    args:
      - -ExecutionPolicy
      - Bypass
    pattern: "*.ps1"
    source: |
      Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System' -Name 'EnableLUA'


    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - "EnableLUA    : 0"
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100b1184af307f5f45092fe66007fd4e98fbf74d2164fe56f8037230b3891c0213002203748e3a23afcfe927746429e9ca70c5363c15ea3134b7df5cf0d573c1bcd0803:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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-uac-disabled.yaml"

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