CVE-2011-4968

MEDIUM
4.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 19, 2019 at 03:18 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxNGINXnginx

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Severity
MEDIUM4.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%

Description

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

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (7)

x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/8
x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57139
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-4968
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-4968
x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80952

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20

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