Script nessus-xmlrpc-brute

Script types: portrule
Categories: intrusive, brute
Download: https://svn.nmap.org/nmap/scripts/nessus-xmlrpc-brute.nse

Script Summary

Performs brute force password auditing against a Nessus vulnerability scanning daemon using the XMLRPC protocol.

Script Arguments

nessus-xmlrpc-brute.timeout

socket timeout for connecting to Nessus (default 5s)

nessus-xmlrpc-brute.threads

sets the number of threads.

passdb, unpwdb.passlimit, unpwdb.timelimit, unpwdb.userlimit, userdb

See the documentation for the unpwdb library.

creds.[service], creds.global

See the documentation for the creds library.

brute.credfile, brute.delay, brute.emptypass, brute.firstonly, brute.guesses, brute.mode, brute.passonly, brute.retries, brute.start, brute.threads, brute.unique, brute.useraspass

See the documentation for the brute library.

Example Usage

nmap -sV --script=nessus-xmlrpc-brute <target>

Script Output 

PORT     STATE SERVICE REASON
8834/tcp open  unknown syn-ack
| nessus-xmlrpc-brute:
|   Accounts
|     nessus:nessus - Valid credentials
|   Statistics
|_    Performed 1933 guesses in 26 seconds, average tps: 73

Requires

Author:

  • Patrik Karlsson

License: Same as Nmap--See https://nmap.org/book/man-legal.html