id: allow-unencrypted-ftp info: name: Allow Unencrypted FTP author: princechaddha severity: high description: Verifies if the FTP server allows unencrypted connections, which can expose sensitive data. impact: | Allowing unencrypted FTP can expose credentials and data to attackers during transmission. remediation: | Configure FTP to require encrypted connections using SSL/TLS. tags: ftp,windows,code,windows-audit self-contained: true code: - pre-condition: | IsWindows(); engine: - powershell - powershell.exe args: - -ExecutionPolicy - Bypass pattern: "*.ps1" source: | Get-WebConfiguration -Filter system.ftpServer/security/authentication/basicAuthentication -PSPath IIS:\ -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue matchers: - type: word words: - "Deny" # digest: 4b0a00483046022100deef8a92ef7f7064105d145b4e138bfacf1e7a3e7fa2a078b157b8eb845e68f40221009c887387b48f5607ccf95488e7fc5206c394f9b34a82eda329da1ab4bf955029:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950