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Unrestricted access between network segments - JSch

Description​

The JSch StrictHostKeyChecking configuration is set to NO, this indicates that connections can be made to unknown servers or servers that have changed their keys, generating new ones and adding them by default to the known server files.

Impact​

  • Initiate connections to untrusted servers.
  • Increase the possibility of attacks such as MitM and spoofing.
  • Receive or send malicious data or files.
  • Leak sensitive information such as users and passwords.

Recommendation​

  • Limit access to administrative services such as SSH.
  • Implement safe values for the StricktHostKeyChecking configuration in JSch.

Threat​

Unauthorized external attacker.

Expected Remediation Time​

⌚ 15 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: L
  • Integrity: L
  • Availability: N

Temporal​

  • Exploit code madurity: P
  • Remediation level: O
  • Report confidence: X

Result​

  • Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:X
  • Score:
    • Base: 6.5
    • Temporal: 5.9
  • Severity:
    • Base: Medium
    • Temporal: Medium

Compliant code​

The JSch has enabled StrictHostKeyChecking

java.util.Properties config = new java.util.Properties();
config.put("StrictHostKeyChecking", "yes");
session.setConfig(config);

Non compliant code​

The JSch has the StrictHostKeyChecking disabled

java.util.Properties config = new java.util.Properties();
config.put("StrictHostKeyChecking", "no");
session.setConfig(config);

Requirements​

Fixes​

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