finger-service-enabled: Linux Finger Should Be Disabled

id: finger-service-enabled

info:
  name: Linux Finger Should Be Disabled
  author: songyaeji
  severity: high
  description: |
    The Finger service was enabled on the system and exposed user account details to unauthorized users, which could have been used in password-based attacks or user enumeration.It was checked in both xinetd and systemd environments.
  reference:
    - https://isms.kisa.or.kr
  tags: linux,local,code,audit,compliance,kisas

self-contained: true

code:
  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      if [ -f /etc/xinetd.d/finger ]; then
        disable_status=$(grep -i 'disable' /etc/xinetd.d/finger | grep -v '^#' | awk -F '=' '{print $2}' | xargs)
        if [ "$disable_status" = "no" ]; then
          echo "[VULNERABLE] Finger service is enabled via xinetd (disable = no)"
        elif [ -z "$disable_status" ]; then
          echo "[UNKNOWN] Finger service config found but no disable directive"
        else
          echo "[SAFE] Finger service is disabled in xinetd"
        fi
      elif systemctl is-active --quiet finger 2>/dev/null; then
        echo "[VULNERABLE] Finger service is active under systemd"
      else
        echo "[SAFE] Finger service not found"
      fi

    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: response
        words:
          - "[VULNERABLE]"
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