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CSF Doesn't appear to be blocking ports?
« on: February 15, 2019, 02:45:08 AM »
Hi All,
I am a first time user with a fresh VPS with a fresh install of CWP.
I use CSF firewall on my older VPS with Cpanel and it works well.

O this new VPS I have removed a lot of the standard open ports for IPv4 & IPv6, I will open them when I need them.
However when I run a port scan on my VPS from an external source, the ports are all still open.

Can anyone offer advice as to why this may be? Screenshots below for reference.

Thank you  :)



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Re: CSF Doesn't appear to be blocking ports?
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2019, 02:54:03 AM »
What is the result of the following command in your server..?:

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# csf -x; csf -e

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Re: CSF Doesn't appear to be blocking ports?
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2019, 03:16:18 AM »
Hi Netino, result is as per below. All looks good to me?
All the ports are still open though


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[root@vps2 ~]# csf -x; csf -e
Flushing chain `INPUT'
Flushing chain `FORWARD'
Flushing chain `OUTPUT'
Flushing chain `ALLOWIN'
Flushing chain `ALLOWOUT'
Flushing chain `DENYIN'
Flushing chain `DENYOUT'
Flushing chain `INVALID'
Flushing chain `INVDROP'
Flushing chain `LOCALINPUT'
Flushing chain `LOCALOUTPUT'
Flushing chain `LOGDROPIN'
Flushing chain `LOGDROPOUT'
Deleting chain `ALLOWIN'
Deleting chain `ALLOWOUT'
Deleting chain `DENYIN'
Deleting chain `DENYOUT'
Deleting chain `INVALID'
Deleting chain `INVDROP'
Deleting chain `LOCALINPUT'
Deleting chain `LOCALOUTPUT'
Deleting chain `LOGDROPIN'
Deleting chain `LOGDROPOUT'
Flushing chain `PREROUTING'
Flushing chain `INPUT'
Flushing chain `OUTPUT'
Flushing chain `POSTROUTING'
Flushing chain `PREROUTING'
Flushing chain `OUTPUT'
Flushing chain `PREROUTING'
Flushing chain `INPUT'
Flushing chain `FORWARD'
Flushing chain `OUTPUT'
Flushing chain `POSTROUTING'
Flushing chain `INPUT'
Flushing chain `FORWARD'
Flushing chain `OUTPUT'
Flushing chain `ALLOWIN'
Flushing chain `ALLOWOUT'
Flushing chain `DENYIN'
Flushing chain `DENYOUT'
Flushing chain `INVALID'
Flushing chain `INVDROP'
Flushing chain `LOCALINPUT'
Flushing chain `LOCALOUTPUT'
Flushing chain `LOGDROPIN'
Flushing chain `LOGDROPOUT'
Deleting chain `ALLOWIN'
Deleting chain `ALLOWOUT'
Deleting chain `DENYIN'
Deleting chain `DENYOUT'
Deleting chain `INVALID'
Deleting chain `INVDROP'
Deleting chain `LOCALINPUT'
Deleting chain `LOCALOUTPUT'
Deleting chain `LOGDROPIN'
Deleting chain `LOGDROPOUT'
Flushing chain `PREROUTING'
Flushing chain `INPUT'
Flushing chain `OUTPUT'
Flushing chain `POSTROUTING'
Flushing chain `PREROUTING'
Flushing chain `OUTPUT'
Flushing chain `PREROUTING'
Flushing chain `INPUT'
Flushing chain `FORWARD'
Flushing chain `OUTPUT'
Flushing chain `POSTROUTING'
csf and lfd have been disabled
Running /usr/local/csf/bin/csfpre.sh
csf: FASTSTART loading DROP no logging (IPv4)
csf: FASTSTART loading DROP no logging (IPv6)
LOG  tcp opt -- in * out *  0.0.0.0/0  -> 0.0.0.0/0   limit: avg 30/min burst 5 LOG flags 0 level 4 prefix "Firewall: *TCP_IN Blocked* "
LOG  tcp opt -- in * out *  0.0.0.0/0  -> 0.0.0.0/0   tcp flags:0x17/0x02 limit: avg 30/min burst 5 LOG flags 8 level 4 prefix "Firewall: *TCP_OUT Blocked* "
LOG  udp opt -- in * out *  0.0.0.0/0  -> 0.0.0.0/0   limit: avg 30/min burst 5 LOG flags 0 level 4 prefix "Firewall: *UDP_IN Blocked* "
LOG  udp opt -- in * out *  0.0.0.0/0  -> 0.0.0.0/0   limit: avg 30/min burst 5 LOG flags 8 level 4 prefix "Firewall: *UDP_OUT Blocked* "
LOG  icmp opt -- in * out *  0.0.0.0/0  -> 0.0.0.0/0   limit: avg 30/min burst 5 LOG flags 0 level 4 prefix "Firewall: *ICMP_IN Blocked* "
LOG  icmp opt -- in * out *  0.0.0.0/0  -> 0.0.0.0/0   limit: avg 30/min burst 5 LOG flags 8 level 4 prefix "Firewall: *ICMP_OUT Blocked* "
LOG  tcp opt    in * out *  ::/0  -> ::/0   limit: avg 30/min burst 5 LOG flags 0 level 4 prefix "Firewall: *TCP6IN Blocked* "
LOG  tcp opt    in * out *  ::/0  -> ::/0   tcp flags:0x17/0x02 limit: avg 30/min burst 5 LOG flags 8 level 4 prefix "Firewall: *TCP6OUT Blocked* "
LOG  udp opt    in * out *  ::/0  -> ::/0   limit: avg 30/min burst 5 LOG flags 0 level 4 prefix "Firewall: *UDP6IN Blocked* "
LOG  udp opt    in * out *  ::/0  -> ::/0   limit: avg 30/min burst 5 LOG flags 8 level 4 prefix "Firewall: *UDP6OUT Blocked* "
LOG  icmpv6 opt    in * out *  ::/0  -> ::/0   limit: avg 30/min burst 5 LOG flags 0 level 4 prefix "Firewall: *ICMP6IN Blocked* "
LOG  icmpv6 opt    in * out *  ::/0  -> ::/0   limit: avg 30/min burst 5 LOG flags 8 level 4 prefix "Firewall: *ICMP6OUT Blocked* "
DROP  all opt -- in * out *  0.0.0.0/0  -> 0.0.0.0/0
REJECT  all opt -- in * out *  0.0.0.0/0  -> 0.0.0.0/0   reject-with icmp-port-unreachable
DROP  all opt    in * out *  ::/0  -> ::/0
REJECT  all opt    in * out *  ::/0  -> ::/0   reject-with icmp6-port-unreachable
DENYOUT  all opt -- in * out !lo  0.0.0.0/0  -> 0.0.0.0/0
DENYIN  all opt -- in !lo out *  0.0.0.0/0  -> 0.0.0.0/0
ALLOWOUT  all opt -- in * out !lo  0.0.0.0/0  -> 0.0.0.0/0
ALLOWIN  all opt -- in !lo out *  0.0.0.0/0  -> 0.0.0.0/0
DENYOUT  all opt    in * out !lo  ::/0  -> ::/0
DENYIN  all opt    in !lo out *  ::/0  -> ::/0
ALLOWOUT  all opt    in * out !lo  ::/0  -> ::/0
ALLOWIN  all opt    in !lo out *  ::/0  -> ::/0
csf: FASTSTART loading Packet Filter (IPv4)
csf: FASTSTART loading Packet Filter (IPv6)
DROP  all opt -- in * out *  0.0.0.0/0  -> 0.0.0.0/0
INVALID  tcp opt -- in !lo out *  0.0.0.0/0  -> 0.0.0.0/0
INVALID  tcp opt -- in * out !lo  0.0.0.0/0  -> 0.0.0.0/0
DROP  all opt    in * out *  ::/0  -> ::/0
INVALID  tcp opt    in !lo out *  ::/0  -> ::/0
INVALID  tcp opt    in * out !lo  ::/0  -> ::/0
csf: FASTSTART loading csf.allow (IPv4)
ACCEPT  icmp opt -- in !lo out *  0.0.0.0/0  -> 0.0.0.0/0   icmptype 8 limit: avg 1/sec burst 5
LOGDROPIN  icmp opt -- in !lo out *  0.0.0.0/0  -> 0.0.0.0/0   icmptype 8
ACCEPT  icmp opt -- in !lo out *  0.0.0.0/0  -> 0.0.0.0/0
ACCEPT  icmp opt -- in * out !lo  0.0.0.0/0  -> 0.0.0.0/0
ACCEPT  icmpv6 opt    in !lo out *  ::/0  -> ::/0
ACCEPT  icmpv6 opt    in * out !lo  ::/0  -> ::/0
ACCEPT  all opt -- in !lo out *  0.0.0.0/0  -> 0.0.0.0/0   ctstate RELATED,ESTABLISHED
ACCEPT  all opt -- in * out !lo  0.0.0.0/0  -> 0.0.0.0/0   ctstate RELATED,ESTABLISHED
ACCEPT  all opt    in !lo out *  ::/0  -> ::/0   ctstate RELATED,ESTABLISHED
ACCEPT  all opt    in * out !lo  ::/0  -> ::/0   ctstate RELATED,ESTABLISHED
csf: FASTSTART loading TCP_IN (IPv4)
csf: FASTSTART loading TCP6_IN (IPv6)
csf: FASTSTART loading TCP_OUT (IPv4)
csf: FASTSTART loading TCP6_OUT (IPv6)
csf: FASTSTART loading UDP_OUT (IPv4)
csf: FASTSTART loading UDP6_OUT (IPv6)
ACCEPT  all opt -- in lo out *  0.0.0.0/0  -> 0.0.0.0/0
ACCEPT  all opt -- in * out lo  0.0.0.0/0  -> 0.0.0.0/0
LOGDROPOUT  all opt -- in * out !lo  0.0.0.0/0  -> 0.0.0.0/0
LOGDROPIN  all opt -- in !lo out *  0.0.0.0/0  -> 0.0.0.0/0
ACCEPT  all opt    in lo out *  ::/0  -> ::/0
ACCEPT  all opt    in * out lo  ::/0  -> ::/0
LOGDROPOUT  all opt    in * out !lo  ::/0  -> ::/0
LOGDROPIN  all opt    in !lo out *  ::/0  -> ::/0
csf: FASTSTART loading DNS (IPv4)
csf: FASTSTART loading DNS (IPv6)
LOCALOUTPUT  all opt -- in * out !lo  0.0.0.0/0  -> 0.0.0.0/0
LOCALINPUT  all opt -- in !lo out *  0.0.0.0/0  -> 0.0.0.0/0
LOCALOUTPUT  all opt    in * out !lo  ::/0  -> ::/0
LOCALINPUT  all opt    in !lo out *  ::/0  -> ::/0
Running /usr/local/csf/bin/csfpost.sh
â lfd.service - ConfigServer Firewall & Security - lfd
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/lfd.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: active (running) since Fri 2019-02-15 14:13:31 AEDT; 17ms ago
  Process: 5578 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/lfd (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
 Main PID: 5591 (lfd - starting)
   CGroup: /system.slice/lfd.service
           ââ5591 lfd - startin

Feb 15 14:13:31 vps2.hidden systemd[1]: Starting ConfigServer Firewall & Security - lfd...
Feb 15 14:13:31 vps2.hidden systemd[1]: PID file /var/run/lfd.pid not readable (yet?) after start.
Feb 15 14:13:31 vps2.hidden systemd[1]: Started ConfigServer Firewall & Security - lfd.
csf and lfd have been enabled
[root@vps2 ~]#

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Re: CSF Doesn't appear to be blocking ports?
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2019, 04:37:04 AM »
Ok, looks working csf and ldf daemon.

Please, try to post the following command now:
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# iptables -L -n | grep -5 "20\(31\|82\|83\|86\|87\|95\|96\)\|15015"

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Re: CSF Doesn't appear to be blocking ports?
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2019, 05:37:16 AM »
Here is the output

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[root@vps2 ~]# iptables -L -n | grep -5 "20\(31\|82\|83\|86\|87\|95\|96\)\|15015"
INVALID    tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0
ACCEPT     icmp --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            icmptype 8 limit: avg 1/sec burst 5
LOGDROPIN  icmp --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            icmptype 8
ACCEPT     icmp --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0
ACCEPT     all  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            ctstate RELATED,ESTABLISHED
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            ctstate NEW tcp dpt:2031
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            ctstate NEW tcp dpt:2082
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            ctstate NEW tcp dpt:2083
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            ctstate NEW tcp dpt:2086
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            ctstate NEW tcp dpt:2087
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            ctstate NEW tcp dpt:2095
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            ctstate NEW tcp dpt:2096
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            ctstate NEW tcp dpt:15015
LOGDROPIN  all  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0

Chain FORWARD (policy DROP)
target     prot opt source               destination

--
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            ctstate NEW tcp dpt:80
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            ctstate NEW tcp dpt:110
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            ctstate NEW tcp dpt:113
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            ctstate NEW tcp dpt:443
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            ctstate NEW tcp dpt:2030
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            ctstate NEW tcp dpt:2031
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            ctstate NEW tcp dpt:2082
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            ctstate NEW tcp dpt:2083
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            ctstate NEW tcp dpt:2086
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            ctstate NEW tcp dpt:2087
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            ctstate NEW tcp dpt:2095
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            ctstate NEW tcp dpt:2096
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            ctstate NEW tcp dpt:587
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            ctstate NEW tcp dpt:993
ACCEPT     tcp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            ctstate NEW tcp dpt:995
ACCEPT     udp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            ctstate NEW udp dpt:20
ACCEPT     udp  --  0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            ctstate NEW udp dpt:21
[root@vps2 ~]#

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Re: CSF Doesn't appear to be blocking ports?
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2019, 05:43:45 AM »
It appears to be working properly now, all ports are now closed when scanning from my home computer. I will have to tray again on Monday from the work computer and confirm I can no longer get through from there also.

In fact, I think I just worked it out. My work computer's IP was automatically whitelisted as that is the IP that I installed CWP from.

Thanks for all your help Netino   ;D