RE: Penetration test of 1 IP address

["John Forristel (SunGard-Chico)" <John.Forristel () sungardbi-tech com>]

Dave,

You are absolutely correct.  My only thought here was they may be
misdirecting him away from a potential way in, and I didn't want him to
get bogged down on that one clue.  If he can look around and gain higher
privileged access, so much the better.

The other thing that crossed my mind was that he is new at this, and
probably doesn't know the more technical ways of getting in.  From his
message, it almost appeared that his manager wanted to see what he could
find out about a server.

Go ahead and suggest it as a further method of getting information from
the machine.  Once he goes through the box, he should learn that kind of
penetration as well.

John

 
 
John Forristel
Network Security Analyst
SunGard Bi-Tech

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave [mailto:dlaud.flux () gmail com] 
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 8:14 AM
To: pen-test () securityfocus com
Subject: Re: Penetration test of 1 IP address

John Forristel (SunGard-Chico) wrote:

> WebBlaze is a way for lawyers to share documents.  As Dave mentioned,
> scan the machine with nmap, Nessus, and other tools.  Be careful with
> Brutus, you can lock out accounts very quickly and your information is
> logged for all to see.  WebBlaze is a webform, not a listening
protocol,
> so it may be that the software is using a local database to store login
> information.  Try gaining access without using WebBlaze.
>  
May I ask why you recommended trying to gain access without using 
webblaze? As you said previously, weblaze could be using a database to 
hold valuable information etc... doesnt *possible* SQL injection come 
into mind? The pen tester could potentially get a wealth of information 
even if the box cant be cracked.

> Then look on the website for the company you are trying to penetrate.
> Email addresses make for good login material.
>
> Check to see if there is a default password for WebBlaze and try that.

> My $1.32 (2 cents + inflation)
>
>
>
> John Forristel
> Network Security Analyst
> SunGard Bi-Tech
>
> "You don't have to lie to me, we aren't married."
>
>
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