Anonymous connection
Description
Due to an improper configuration of the server (e.g., an FTP service with username: anonymous and password: guest or an SMTP open relay), it is possible to make anonymous connections to it and access otherwise protected resources.
Impact
Read and/or modify files within the service.
Recommendation
Configure the services to avoid services enumeration or to connect to these anonymously.
Threat
Anonymous attacker from adjacent network.
Expected Remediation Time
⌚ 30 minutes.
Score
Default score using CVSS 3.1. It may change depending on the context of the src.
Base
- Attack vector: A
- Attack complexity: L
- Privileges required: N
- User interaction: N
- Scope: U
- Confidentiality: L
- Integrity: L
- Availability: N
Temporal
- Exploit code madurity: X
- Remediation level: O
- Report confidence: X
Result
- Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:X/RL:O/RC:X
- Score:
- Base: 5.4
- Temporal: 5.2
- Severity:
- Base: Medium
- Temporal: Medium
Score 4.0
Default score using CVSS 4.0 . It may change depending on the context of the src.
Base 4.0
- Attack vector: A
- Attack complexity: L
- Attack Requirements: N
- Privileges required: N
- User interaction: N
- Confidentiality (VC): L
- Integrity (VI): L
- Availability (VA): N
- Confidentiality (SC): N
- Integrity (SI): N
- Availability (SA): N
Threat 4.0
- Exploit madurity: X
Result 4.0
- Vector string: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
- Score:
- CVSS-BT: 5.3
- Severity:
- CVSS-BT: Medium
Requirements
- 142.Change system default credentials
- 264.Request authentication
- 265.Restrict access to critical processes
- 266.Disable insecure functionalities
- 319.Make authentication options equally secure
Fixes
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