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nuclei-templates/code/linux/audit/ssh-hostbasedauth-disabled.yaml
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id: ssh-hostbasedauth-disabled
info:
name: Ensure SSH HostbasedAuthentication - Disabled
author: Th3l0newolf
severity: high
description: |
The HostbasedAuthentication parameter determines whether SSH authentication is permitted using trusted hosts, based on entries in .rhosts or /etc/hosts.equiv, in combination with successful public key authentication from the client host.
remediation: |
Edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config to set 'HostbasedAuthentication no' and restart SSH service with 'sudo systemctl restart sshd'.
reference:
- https://www.cisecurity.org/benchmark/ubuntu_linux
- https://docs.datadoghq.com/security/default_rules/def-000-fqw/
metadata:
verified: true
tags: cis,ssh,linux,audit,ubuntu,benchmark
self-contained: true
code:
- engine:
- bash
args:
- "-c"
- |
SSHD_CONFIG="/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
# Check if the parameter is set to yes (bad)
if grep -i '^\s*HostbasedAuthentication\s\+yes' "$SSHD_CONFIG" >/dev/null; then
current_value=$(grep -i '^\s*HostbasedAuthentication' "$SSHD_CONFIG" | head -1 | tr -d '\n')
echo "[cis-ssh-hostbasedauth-disabled:Policy-Fail] [$current_value] [CIS_FAIL] [medium]"
else
echo "[cis-ssh-hostbasedauth-disabled:Policy-Pass] [HostbasedAuthentication no or not set] [CIS_PASS] [medium]"
fi
matchers:
- type: word
name: policy-pass
words:
- "Policy-Pass"
- type: word
name: policy-fail
words:
- "Policy-Fail"
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