CVE-2011-4968

MediumCVSS 4.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 4.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
nginx	nginx	through 1.6.2

References

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

Timeline

Published: Nov 19, 2019
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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