CVE-2011-4968

nginx http proxy module does not verify peer identity of https origin server which could facilitate man-in-the-middle attack (MITM)

CVSS v3 4.8 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 5.8 MEDIUM

4.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/8	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57139	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-4968	Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-4968	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-4968	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80952	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4968	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:0.7.61:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:0.7.62:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:0.7.64:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:0.7.65:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:0.7.66:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:0.8.33:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:0.8.35:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:0.8.36:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:0.8.40:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:1.2.6:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2019-11-19 16:15

Updated : 2021-11-10 15:57

NVD link : CVE-2011-4968

Mitre link : CVE-2011-4968

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-4968

JSON object : View

Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

f5

nginx

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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