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WinRM Basic Authentication Enabled

ID: winrm-basic-auth-enabled

Severity: high

Author: princechaddha

Tags: windows,winrm,code,windows-audit

Description

Section titled “Description”

Verifies if Windows Remote Management (WinRM) allows basic (unencrypted) authentication.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: winrm-basic-auth-enabled


info:
  name: WinRM Basic Authentication Enabled
  author: princechaddha
  severity: high
  description: Verifies if Windows Remote Management (WinRM) allows basic (unencrypted) authentication.
  impact: |
    Basic authentication can expose credentials in plaintext, allowing attackers to intercept and exploit sensitive information.
  remediation: |
    Disable Basic authentication and configure secure authentication mechanisms like Kerberos or certificate-based authentication.
  tags: windows,winrm,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\Auth).Basic


    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - "True"
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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-basic-auth-enabled.yaml"

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