Vulnerability CVE-2011-4968
Published: 2019-11-19

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

Type:

CWE-20

 (Improper Input Validation)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5.8/10
4.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
None
Affected software
Nginx -> Nginx 
Debian -> Debian linux 

 References:
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/8
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57139
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-4968
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-4968
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-4968
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80952
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4968
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