Insecure service configuration - Firewall
Description
The server where the application is hosted has port 8080 open running the http-proxy service.
Impact
- Establish, from the Internet, a connection with the port open.
- Allow malicious clients to mount attacks originating from the IP address of the server running the proxy, without requiring authentication from the attacker.
- Access to the internal network on which the server is located
Recommendation
Securely configure the vulnerable service, so that it can only be accessed by authorized users.
Threat
Anonymous attacker from the Internet.
Expected Remediation Time
⌚ minutes.
Score
Default score using CVSS 3.1. It may change depending on the context of the src.
Base
- Attack vector: N
- Attack complexity: L
- Privileges required: N
- User interaction: N
- Scope: U
- Confidentiality: N
- Integrity: L
- Availability: N
Temporal
- Exploit code madurity: P
- Remediation level: W
- Report confidence: R
Result
- Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:W/RC:R
- Score:
- Base: 5.3
- Temporal: 4.7
- Severity:
- Base: Medium
- Temporal: Medium
Compliant code
All sensitive services are configured with restricted access
server:
port: 8443
ssl:
key-store: classpath:keystore.jks
key-store-password: password.secret
permissions:
admin: allow
user: deny
Non compliant code
There is a vulnerable service, configured for public access
server:
port: 8080
ssl:
key-store: keystore.ks
key-store-password: "password"
Requirements
Fixes
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