| Plugin ID | 299 |
| Plugin name | Axis Camera default password |
| Plugin filename | Axis Camera default password.plugin |
| Plugin filesize | 2145 bytes |
| Plugin family | Network Devices |
| Plugin created name | Marc Ruef |
| Plugin created email | marc.ruef at computec.ch |
| Plugin created web | http://www.computec.ch |
| Plugin created company | computec.ch |
| Plugin created date | 2005/01/04 |
| Plugin version | 1.0 |
| Plugin protocol | tcp |
| Plugin port | 23 |
| Plugin procedure exploit | open|sleep|send root\n|sleep|send pass\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists Root |
| Plugin exploit accuracy | 90 |
| Plugin comment | The NASL script is Copyright (C) 2000 Renaud Deraison |
| Bug produced name | Axis |
| Bug affected | Axis Cameras |
| Bug not affected | Other solutions |
| Bug vulnerability class | Configuration |
| Bug description | The remote host seems to be an Axis Network Camera, using the default login/password 'root/pass'. An attacker may log into this host to change its settings, such as its arp address, and create some disorder on the network. |
| Bug solution | Change its password. |
| Bug fixing time | Approx. 20 minutes |
| Bug exploit availability | Yes |
| Bug remote | Yes |
| Bug local | Maybe |
| Bug severity | Medium |
| Bug popularity | 3 |
| Bug simplicity | 8 |
| Bug impact | 9 |
| Bug risk | 6 |
| Bug Nessus risk | Low |
| Bug check tools | Nessus can check this flaw with the plugin 10502 (Axis Camera Default Password). |
| Source Nessus ID | 10502 |
| Source Literature | Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz, February 25, 2003, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, ISBN 0072227427 |
| Source Misc. | http://www.computec.ch |