ms-sql-empty-password
NSE detection rule by Patrik Karlsson · Same as Nmap--See https://nmap.org/book/man-legal.html
Attempts to authenticate to Microsoft SQL Servers using an empty password for
the sysadmin (sa) account.
SQL Server credentials required: No (will not benefit from
<code>mssql.username</code> & <code>mssql.password</code>).
Run criteria:
* Host script: Will run if the <code>mssql.instance-all</code>, <code>mssql.instance-name</code>
or <code>mssql.instance-port</code> script arguments are used (see mssql.lua).
* Port script: Will run against any services identified as SQL Servers, but only
if the <code>mssql.instance-all</code>, <code>mssql.instance-name</code>
and <code>mssql.instance-port</code> script arguments are NOT used.
WARNING: SQL Server 2005 and later versions include support for account lockout
policies (which are enforced on a per-user basis).
NOTE: Communication with instances via named pipes depends on the <code>smb</code>
library. To communicate with (and possibly to discover) instances via named pipes,
the host must have at least one SMB port (e.g. TCP 445) that was scanned and
found to be open. Additionally, named pipe connections may require Windows
authentication to connect to the Windows host (via SMB) in addition to the
authentication required to connect to the SQL Server instances itself. See the
documentation and arguments for the <code>smb</code> library for more information.
NOTE: By default, the ms-sql-* scripts may attempt to connect to and communicate
with ports that were not included in the port list for the Nmap scan. This can
be disabled using the <code>mssql.scanned-ports-only</code> script argument.
local mssql = require "mssql"
local nmap = require "nmap"
local stdnse = require "stdnse"
local string = require "string"
local table = require "table"
-- -*- mode: lua -*-
-- vim: set filetype=lua :
description = [[
Attempts to authenticate to Microsoft SQL Servers using an empty password for
the sysadmin (sa) account.
SQL Server credentials required: No (will not benefit from
<code>mssql.username</code> & <code>mssql.password</code>).
Run criteria:
* Host script: Will run if the <code>mssql.instance-all</code>, <code>mssql.instance-name</code>
or <code>mssql.instance-port</code> script arguments are used (see mssql.lua).
* Port script: Will run against any services identified as SQL Servers, but only
if the <code>mssql.instance-all</code>, <code>mssql.instance-name</code>
and <code>mssql.instance-port</code> script arguments are NOT used.
WARNING: SQL Server 2005 and later versions include support for account lockout
policies (which are enforced on a per-user basis).
NOTE: Communication with instances via named pipes depends on the <code>smb</code>
library. To communicate with (and possibly to discover) instances via named pipes,
the host must have at least one SMB port (e.g. TCP 445) that was scanned and
found to be open. Additionally, named pipe connections may require Windows
authentication to connect to the Windows host (via SMB) in addition to the
authentication required to connect to the SQL Server instances itself. See the
documentation and arguments for the <code>smb</code> library for more information.
NOTE: By default, the ms-sql-* scripts may attempt to connect to and communicate
with ports that were not included in the port list for the Nmap scan. This can
be disabled using the <code>mssql.scanned-ports-only</code> script argument.
]]
---
-- @see ms-sql-brute.nse
--
-- @usage
-- nmap -p 445 --script ms-sql-empty-password --script-args mssql.instance-all <host>
-- nmap -p 1433 --script ms-sql-empty-password <host>
--
-- @output
-- | ms-sql-empty-password:
-- | [192.168.100.128\PROD]
-- |_ sa:<empty> => Login Success
--
-- Created 01/17/2010 - v0.1 - created by Patrik Karlsson <patrik@cqure.net>
-- Revised 02/01/2011 - v0.2 (Chris Woodbury)
-- - Added ability to run against all instances on a host;
-- - Added storage of credentials on a per-instance basis
-- - Added compatibility with changes in mssql.lua
author = "Patrik Karlsson"
license = "Same as Nmap--See https://nmap.org/book/man-legal.html"
categories = {"auth","intrusive"}
dependencies = {"broadcast-ms-sql-discover"}
local function test_credentials( instance, helper, username, password )
local database = "tempdb"
local status, result = helper:ConnectEx( instance )
local loginErrorCode
if( status ) then
stdnse.debug2("Attempting login to %s", instance:GetName() )
status, result, loginErrorCode = helper:Login( username, password, database, instance.host.ip )
end
helper:Disconnect()
local passwordIsGood, canLogin
if status then
passwordIsGood = true
canLogin = true
elseif ( loginErrorCode ) then
if ( loginErrorCode == mssql.LoginErrorType.PasswordExpired ) then passwordIsGood = true end
if ( loginErrorCode == mssql.LoginErrorType.PasswordMustChange ) then passwordIsGood = true end
if ( loginErrorCode == mssql.LoginErrorType.AccountLockedOut ) then
stdnse.debug1("Account %s locked out on %s", username, instance:GetName() )
table.insert( instance.ms_sql_empty, "'sa' account is locked out." )
end
if ( mssql.LoginErrorMessage[ loginErrorCode ] == nil ) then
stdnse.debug2("Attemping login to %s: Unknown login error number: %s", instance:GetName(), loginErrorCode )
table.insert( instance.ms_sql_empty, string.format( "Unknown login error number: %s", loginErrorCode ) )
end
else
table.insert( instance.ms_sql_empty, string.format("Network error. Error: %s", result ) )
end
if ( passwordIsGood ) then
local loginResultMessage = "Login Success"
if loginErrorCode then
loginResultMessage = mssql.LoginErrorMessage[ loginErrorCode ] or "unknown error"
end
table.insert( instance.ms_sql_empty, string.format( "%s:%s => %s", username, password:len()>0 and password or "<empty>", loginResultMessage ) )
-- Add credentials for other ms-sql scripts to use but don't
-- add accounts that need to change passwords
if ( canLogin ) then
instance.credentials[ username ] = password
-- Legacy storage method (does not distinguish between instances)
nmap.registry.mssqlusers = nmap.registry.mssqlusers or {}
nmap.registry.mssqlusers[username]=password
end
end
end
--- Processes a single instance, attempting to detect an empty password for "sa"
local function process_instance( instance )
-- One of this script's features is that it will report an instance's
-- in both the port-script results and the host-script results. In order to
-- avoid redundant login attempts on an instance, we will just make the
-- attempt once and then re-use the results. We'll use a mutex to make sure
-- that multiple script instances (e.g. a host-script and a port-script)
-- working on the same SQL Server instance can only enter this block one at
-- a time.
local mutex = nmap.mutex( instance )
mutex( "lock" )
local status, result
-- If this instance has already been tested (e.g. if we got to it by both the
-- hostrule and the portrule), don't test it again. This will reduce the risk
-- of locking out accounts.
if ( instance.tested_empty ~= true ) then
instance.tested_empty = true
instance.credentials = instance.credentials or {}
instance.ms_sql_empty = instance.ms_sql_empty or {}
if not instance:HasNetworkProtocols() then
stdnse.debug1("%s has no network protocols enabled.", instance:GetName() )
table.insert( instance.ms_sql_empty, "No network protocols enabled." )
end
local helper = mssql.Helper:new()
test_credentials( instance, helper, "sa", "" )
end
-- The password testing has been finished. Unlock the mutex.
mutex( "done" )
local instanceOutput
if ( instance.ms_sql_empty ) then
instanceOutput = {}
for _, message in ipairs( instance.ms_sql_empty ) do
table.insert( instanceOutput, message )
end
if ( nmap.verbosity() > 1 and #instance.ms_sql_empty == 0 ) then
table.insert( instanceOutput, "'sa' account password is not blank." )
end
end
return instanceOutput
end
action, portrule, hostrule = mssql.Helper.InitScript(process_instance)