Understanding misconfigurations
Misconfigurations can be the end of a database if not corrected quickly and effectively. More often than not, these issues arise from poor hygiene or a lack of knowledge on the part of administrators. The holes left in databases are treasure troves for nasty hackers, and lots of fun for pentesters, however, just because they are fun for pentesters does not mean that they should be there!
Let's take a look at a few common issues that you may or may not find in your technology career.
Weak passwords
Weak passwords tend to derive from either default passwords or from common passwords. Find out more about what weak passwords here: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/521.html. Weak passwords are passwords that typically can be easily guessed. The following is a list of passwords that would be considered weak:
- Admin
- Password
- 12345qwer
- Password123
- Root
To help illustrate just how dangerous weak passwords are...
