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I am practicing initial access & privilege escalation using legacy vulnerabilities, particularly the RCE vulnerability on the Tomcat Manager.
I have been trying to use Nikto to first scan the Tomcat instance for default credentials, bu… Continue reading Using Nikto to scan for default credentials on Tomcat
When I got to 192.168.0.1/login I am greeted with my router login page and can go change some settings. Now let’s say I still have the factory default login something like "admin", "admin".
Can an attacker exploit this … Continue reading Why does having default router credentials pose a risk? [duplicate]
Many IOT devices and routers manufacturers hardcode plaintext default passwords in their devices.
Why don’t they store the hashed password instead?
For what functionality do they need the plaintext password?
Meanwhile, Microsoft and other vendors are quickly moving to block the Sunburst backdoor used in the attack. Continue reading The SolarWinds Perfect Storm: Default Password, Access Sales and More
Point-of-sale terminal vendors Verifone and Ingenico have issued mitigations after researchers found the devices use default passwords. Continue reading Security Issues in PoS Terminals Open Consumers to Fraud
Systems designed by Mottech Water Management were misconfigured and put in place and connected to the internet without password protections. Continue reading Lax Security Exposes Smart-Irrigation Systems to Attack Across the Globe
A default password would let anyone access the Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem Base platform, even if it’s not directly connected to the internet. Continue reading Critical Cisco Bug Opens Software Licencing Manager to Remote Attack
The new U.K. law mandates that manufacturers apply several security controls to their connected devices. Continue reading Mandatory IoT Security in the Offing with U.K. Proposal
Did a little searching an could not find an answer to this. A lot of ISPs these days are providing combination router/modem units, and they come with a pre-configured password that is a random string of letters and numbers, s… Continue reading How secure are the default, randomized passwords that ISP routers come with?
Vulnerability allows adversaries to access monitoring system used for gathering info on operating systems and hardware. Continue reading Cisco Patches Critical ‘Default Password’ Bug