VID |
22372 |
Severity |
40 |
Port |
41080,41443 |
Protocol |
TCP |
Class |
WWW |
Detailed Description |
The Brightmail Control Center HTTP service uses the default password for the 'admin' user. Symantec Brightmail Anti-Spam provides an access-restricted web-based Brightmail Control Center for administration and management of Brightmail Anti-Spam servers. The default installation of Brightmail Control Center has an account 'admin' with the password 'symantec'. A remote attacker with knowledge of this account could connect to an affected server using the Web interface to gain unauthorized access and make unauthorized changes to the server's configuration settings.
* Platforms Affected: Symantec Brightmail Control Center Any version Any operating system Any version |
Recommendation |
Log in to the Brightmail Control Center and change the password for the 'admin' user to a value that is difficult to guess immediately. |
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