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Pfsense Web Admin Management Portal HTTPS Not Set - Detect

ID: enable-https-protocol

Severity: info

Author: pussycat0x

Tags: firewall,config,audit,pfsense,file

Description

Section titled “Description”

PfSense Web Admin Management Portal is recommended to be accessible using only HTTPS protocol. HTTP transmits all data, including passwords, in clear text over the network and provides no assurance of the identity of the hosts involved, making it possible for an attacker to obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized operations.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: enable-https-protocol


info:
  name: Pfsense Web Admin Management Portal HTTPS Not Set - Detect
  author: pussycat0x
  severity: info
  description: |
    PfSense Web Admin Management Portal is recommended to be accessible using only HTTPS protocol. HTTP transmits all data, including passwords, in clear text over the network and provides no assurance of the identity of the hosts involved, making it possible for an attacker 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:
          - "<webgui>"
          - "<protocol>https</protocol>"
        condition: and
        negative: true


      - type: word
        words:
          - "<pfsense>"
          - "<system>"
        condition: and


# Enhanced by md on 2023/05/04
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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 "file/audit/pfsense/enable-https-protocol.yaml"

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