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PfSense Configure Sessions Timeout Not Set - Detect

ID: configure-session-timeout

Severity: info

Author: pussycat0x

Tags: firewall,config,audit,pfsense,file

Configure sessions timeout is recommended to be enabled. An indefinite or even long session timeout window can increase the risk of an attacker abusing abandoned sessions and potentially being able to obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized operations.

id: configure-session-timeout
info:
name: PfSense Configure Sessions Timeout Not Set - Detect
author: pussycat0x
severity: info
description: |
Configure sessions timeout is recommended to be enabled. An indefinite or even long session timeout window can increase the risk of an attacker abusing abandoned sessions and potentially being able to obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized operations.
reference: |
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/config/advanced-admin.html
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N
cvss-score: 0
cwe-id: CWE-200
metadata:
verified: true
tags: firewall,config,audit,pfsense,file
file:
- extensions:
- xml
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
words:
- "<session_timeout>"
- "<session_timeout>0</session_timeout>"
condition: or
negative: true
- type: word
words:
- "<pfsense>"
- "<webgui>"
- "<system>"
condition: and
# Enhanced by md on 2023/05/04
# digest: 490a00463044022005203348150bd1a55fcfc452be3f44d1baa4b07ae0bcfed9855ad31e1ddb24ee02200e8a1b5a9ee8eee8c76e9a5d64c8fa2823329b8c035c2938591a531edd5f5329:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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 "file/audit/pfsense/configure-session-timeout.yaml"

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