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Piranha's RH6.2 default password

high Nessus Plugin ID 10381

Synopsis

A web application accepts well known passwords.

Description

The 'piranha' package is installed on the remote host.
This package, as it is distributed with Linux RedHat 6.2, comes with the login/password combination 'piranha/q' or 'piranha'/'piranha'.

An attacker may use it to reconfigure your Linux Virtual Servers (LVS).

Solution

Upgrade piranha-gui, piranha and piranha-docs to version 0.4.13

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 10381

File Name: piranha.nasl

Version: 1.25

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 4/25/2000

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: www/PHP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/12/2002

Exploitable With

Metasploit (RedHat Piranha Virtual Server Package passwd.php3 Arbitrary Command Execution)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2000-0248

BID: 1148