Description
- Intelligent Platform Management Interface allows for the management of a host’s CPU, firmware (BIOS), and operating system
- Requires Baseboard Management Controller , Intelligent Chassis Management Bus, Intelligent Platform Management Bus, IPMI Memory, Communications Interfaces
- Systems that use IPMI are Baseboard Management Controllers and are built into many motherboards
Port
- UDP Port 623
Interaction / Commands
- try out default passwords
- there is a flaw in RAKP protocol (IPMI 2.0), which can be used to find password hash for valid user account
- use Metasploit module ipmi_dumphashes
Footprinting
sudo nmap -sU --script ipmi-version -p 623 host_name
or use Metasploit’s auxiliary ipmi_version module