CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
Low
EPSS
Percentile
61.7%
The remote CAREL pCOWeb based device is using a known default
password for the administrative
# Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone Networks GmbH
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.103717");
script_version("2023-03-07T10:19:54+0000");
# nb: The hard-coded credentials are not named but it is very likely that one of the included
# ones are matching so it was added here as a reference.
script_cve_id("CVE-2019-13553");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-03-07 10:19:54 +0000 (Tue, 07 Mar 2023)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2020-02-10 21:50:00 +0000 (Mon, 10 Feb 2020)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2013-05-23 11:24:55 +0200 (Thu, 23 May 2013)");
script_name("CAREL pCOWeb 'root' User Default Passwords (Telnet)");
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_family("Default Accounts");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_dependencies("telnetserver_detect_type_nd_version.nasl", "gb_default_credentials_options.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/telnet", 23);
script_mandatory_keys("telnet/carel/pcoweb/detected");
script_exclude_keys("default_credentials/disable_default_account_checks");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/rt-sa-2019-013/-unsafe-storage-of-credentials-in-carel-pcoweb-hvac");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/45");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-19-297-01");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote CAREL pCOWeb based device is using a known default
password for the administrative 'root' account.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if it is possible to login via Telnet as user 'root'
with known default passwords.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"This issue may be exploited by a remote attacker to gain access
to sensitive information or modify system configuration.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Login with Telnet or HTTP and change the password.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_vul");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"Workaround");
exit(0);
}
if(get_kb_item("default_credentials/disable_default_account_checks"))
exit(0);
include("telnet_func.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("port_service_func.inc");
include("dump.inc");
port = telnet_get_port(default:23);
banner = telnet_get_banner(port:port);
if(!banner || !egrep(string:banner, pattern:"pCOWeb[^ ]* login:", icase:FALSE))
exit(0);
username = "root";
cmd = "id";
foreach password(make_list("froot", "frootSX4jfH")) {
if(!soc = open_sock_tcp(port))
continue;
res = telnet_negotiate(socket:soc);
if(!res || !egrep(string:res, pattern:"pCOWeb[^ ]* login:", icase:FALSE)) {
close(soc);
continue;
}
send(socket:soc, data:username + '\r\n');
res = recv(socket:soc, length:4096);
if(!res || "Password:" >!< res) {
close(soc);
continue;
}
send(socket:soc, data:password + '\r\n');
res = recv(socket:soc, length:4096);
if(!res || "Login incorrect" >< res) {
close(soc);
continue;
}
if(res !~ "\[root@pCOWeb.*(root|~)\]#" && res !~ "Executing profile.+/s?bin") {
close(soc);
continue;
}
send(socket:soc, data:cmd + '\r\n');
res = recv(socket:soc, length:8192);
telnet_close_socket(socket:soc, data:res);
if(res && res =~ "uid=0\(root\) gid=0\(root\)") {
report = 'It was possible to login as "' + username + '" with password "' + password + '" and to execute the command "' + cmd + '". Result:\n\n' + res;
security_message(port:port, data:report);
exit(0);
}
}
exit(99);
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
Low
EPSS
Percentile
61.7%