The HPE Nimble must not have any default manufacturer passwords when deployed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-252189	HPEN-NM-000040	SV-252189r814047_rule		Medium

Description
Network devices not protected with strong password schemes provide the opportunity for anyone to crack the password and gain access to the device, which can result in loss of availability, confidentiality, or integrity of network traffic. Many default vendor passwords are well known or are easily guessed; therefore, not removing them prior to deploying the network device into production provides an opportunity for a malicious user to gain unauthorized access to the device.

Description

Network devices not protected with strong password schemes provide the opportunity for anyone to crack the password and gain access to the device, which can result in loss of availability, confidentiality, or integrity of network traffic. Many default vendor passwords are well known or are easily guessed; therefore, not removing them prior to deploying the network device into production provides an opportunity for a malicious user to gain unauthorized access to the device.

STIG	Date
HPE Nimble Storage Array Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-03-16

Details

Check Text ( C-55645r814045_chk )
Attempt to login using SSH to a configured array using username "admin" and password "admin". If the login is successful, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-55595r814046_fix)
On an unconfigured array, the setup command requires the "--password " argument to be supplied. To fix an already configured array: after logging into the array as the "admin" user, type "useradmin --passwd", and enter the old and new passwords.