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Basic Authentication Bruteforced

high Web App Scanning Plugin ID 113067

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Synopsis

Basic Authentication Bruteforced

Description

The scanner successfully authenticated on the target web application by using weak credentials in the request basic authentication HTTP header.

Solution

The application should not be configured with accounts using default or predictable credentials. A complex password policy should be defined and enforced on every account available in the application to prevent attackers from guessing it and have unauthorized access to the application.

See Also

https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Authentication_Cheat_Sheet.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Password_strength

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 113067

Type: remote

Published: 11/25/2021

Updated: 11/25/2021

Scan Template: pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

Reference Information