Many port scan companies such as HacerkSafe, Scan Alert, Hacker Guardian and Hacker Proof scan servers to determine if there is a possible breach of security. In their scans however they detect many open ports that are required to be open. They inadvertently mark the open ports as vulnerable even though they are required for normal server operation.
Below are a list of common ports that are open on the servers, along with a brief explanation of what they do:
http 80/tcp – mod_frontpage installed
This is required on the servers as many people use FrontPage to update their sites. We cannot disable this module as requested. The module is up to date with the latest version and is considered secure.
Https 443/tcp – mod_frontpage installed
Please see above.
smtp 25/tcp – SMTP
This port is required in order for users to send mail.
ftp 21/tcp – FTP
This port is required in order to upload files to the server
imaps 993/tcp – IMAP Secure
This port is required in order for webmail to work (online viewing of mail) Secure Port
gnunet 2086/tcp – cPanel
This port is required for cPanel (the website control panel) to operate
imap 143/tcp – IMAP
This port is required in order for webmail to work (online viewing of mail)
urd 456/tcp – SMTP
This port is required by the mail server software
radsec 2083/tcp – cPanel
This port is required for cPanel (the website control panel) to operate
nbx-dir 2096/tcp – cPanel
This port is required for cPanel (the website control panel) to operate
http 80/tcp
This port is required for websites to display
infowave 2082/tcp
This port is required for cPanel (the website control panel) to operate
https 443/tcp
This port is required for websites to display SSL Mode
eli 2087/tcp
This port is required for cPanel (the website control panel) to operate
nbx-ser 2095/tcp
This port is required for cPanel (the website control panel) to operate
trellisagt 2077/tcp
This port is required for cPanel (the website control panel) to operate
pop3s 995/tcp
This port is required for POP3 Email Secure Mode
domain 53/udp
This port is required for Nameservers to operate so sites know what domain is on what server
mysql 3306/tcp
This port is required for MySQL Database Access