Magento Connect Manager Detected

medium Web App Scanning Plugin ID 98644

Synopsis

Magento Connect Manager Detected

Description

Magento Connect Manager has been detected on the target web application. This may present an attacker with an exploit vector which could be leveraged using other techniques, such as a Brute-Force or Dictionary Attack, allowing an attacker to gain access to administrative functionality.

Solution

Restrict access to administrative backend UI functionality.

See Also

https://magento.com/security/best-practices/5-immediate-actions-protect-against-brute-force-attacks

https://magento.com/security/best-practices/protect-your-magento-installation-password-guessing-new-update

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 98644

Type: remote

Published: 7/25/2019

Updated: 9/7/2021

Scan Template: basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

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

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.1

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

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:magentocommerce:magento:1.6.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Reference Information