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nuclei-templates/javascript/audit/ssh/disable-root-login.yaml
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id: disable-root-login
info:
name: Disable SSH Root Login
author: pussycat0x
severity: high
description: |
Disabling direct root login can help prevent unauthorized users from gaining full control over your system.
remediation: |
Set PermitRootLogin no in /etc/ssh/sshd_config to disable root login and restart the SSH service.
reference:
- https://vishalraj82.medium.com/hardening-openssh-security-37f5d634015f
- https://www.tecmint.com/disable-or-enable-ssh-root-login-and-limit-ssh-access-in-linux/
metadata:
verified: true
tags: audit,config,ssh,auth
javascript:
- pre-condition: |
isPortOpen(Host,Port);
code: |
var m = require("nuclei/ssh");
var c = m.SSHClient();
c.Connect(Host,Port,User,Pass);
const sshConfig = c.Run('cat /etc/ssh/sshd_config')
sshConfig
let result = "";
if (sshConfig.includes('PermitRootLogin yes')) {
result += "Disable SSH Root Login; ";
}
else{
exit();
}
result
args:
Host: "{{Host}}"
Port: "22"
User: "{{usernames}}"
Pass: "{{passwords}}"
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- "success == true"
extractors:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- response
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