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Cheops NG without password
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Mitigation
Created
Created
18 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The remote service does not require a password for access.
Insight
Insight
The Cheops NG agent on the remote host is running without authentication. Anyone can connect to this service and use it to map the network, port scan machines and identify running services.
Solution
Solution
Restrict access to this port or enable authentication by starting the agent using the '-p' option.