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WinRM Allows Unencrypted Traffic

ID: winrm-allows-unencrypted-traffic

Severity: high

Author: princechaddha

Tags: winrm,unencrypted,traffic,code,windows-audit

Description

Section titled “Description”

Verifies if Windows Remote Management (WinRM) is allowing unencrypted traffic, exposing sensitive data.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: winrm-allows-unencrypted-traffic


info:
  name: WinRM Allows Unencrypted Traffic
  author: princechaddha
  severity: high
  description: Verifies if Windows Remote Management (WinRM) is allowing unencrypted traffic, exposing sensitive data.
  impact: |
    Allowing unencrypted traffic in WinRM can expose sensitive information to attackers.
  remediation: |
    Configure WinRM to require encrypted traffic by setting `AllowUnencrypted` to `False`.
  tags: winrm,unencrypted,traffic,code,windows-audit


self-contained: true


code:
  - pre-condition: |
      IsWindows();
    engine:
      - powershell
      - powershell.exe
    args:
      - -ExecutionPolicy
      - Bypass
    pattern: "*.ps1"
    source: |
      (Get-Item WSMan:\localhost\Service).AllowUnencrypted


    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - "True"
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100feb80bd5b415c4356da922755674bb947368f9fb4fde47193bf031f4a04ac85f0220424e360d75059ab517b3bee14a5b7105adf5e6a4c1d7c437134a9aff12414f56:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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/winrm-allows-unencrypted-traffic.yaml"

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