Vulnerability Scan Result
| Title: | Ed Madison | Journalism Professor |
| Description: | Ed Madison, PhD is a seasoned media professional with a 30-year track record as an executive producer/director, entrepreneur, and innovative educator. His multifaceted career in media and journalism began as a high school intern at the Washington Post owned CBS television affiliate in Washington, D.C. during the height of Watergate. |
| ip_address | 35.215.86.210 |
| country | US  |
| network_name | Google LLC |
| asn | AS15169 |
No open ports were found.
No technologies could be detected.
Web Application Vulnerabilities
No vulnerabilities were found.
Infrastructure Vulnerabilities
Evidence
We found insecure DNS cookie usage on the following nameservers: ns1.siteground.net, ns2.siteground.net
Vulnerability description
We found that the server does not implement DNS Cookies or uses them insecurely. DNS Cookies help prevent DNS-based attacks, such as spoofing and amplification attacks.
Risk description
The risk exists because without DNS Cookies, the server is vulnerable to DNS spoofing and amplification attacks. Attackers can manipulate responses or use the server in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, compromising network availability and security.
Recommendation
We recommend enabling DNS Cookies to prevent spoofed DNS responses. Ensure proper cookie validation is implemented to mitigate DNS amplification attacks. Regularly update DNS servers to support the latest DNS security features.
Evidence
| Domain Queried | DNS Record Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| edmadison.com | A | IPv4 address | 35.215.86.210 |
| edmadison.com | NS | Name server | ns1.siteground.net |
| edmadison.com | NS | Name server | ns2.siteground.net |
| edmadison.com | MX | Mail server | 30 mx30.antispam.mailspamprotection.com |
| edmadison.com | MX | Mail server | 10 mx10.antispam.mailspamprotection.com |
| edmadison.com | MX | Mail server | 20 mx20.antispam.mailspamprotection.com |
| edmadison.com | SOA | Start of Authority | ns1.siteground.net. admins.siteground.com. 72 10800 3600 1209600 3600 |
| edmadison.com | SPF | Sender Policy Framework | "v=spf1 +a +mx include:edmadison.com.spf.auto.dnssmarthost.net ~all" |
| _dmarc.edmadison.com | TXT | Text record | "v=DMARC1; p=none; aspf=r; adkim=r;" |
Risk description
An initial step for an attacker aiming to learn about an organization involves conducting searches on its domain names to uncover DNS records associated with the organization. This strategy aims to amass comprehensive insights into the target domain, enabling the attacker to outline the organization's external digital landscape. This gathered intelligence may subsequently serve as a foundation for launching attacks, including those based on social engineering techniques. DNS records pointing to services or servers that are no longer in use can provide an attacker with an easy entry point into the network.
Recommendation
We recommend reviewing all DNS records associated with the domain and identifying and removing unused or obsolete records.