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Improper Input Validation

CVE-2011-4968

Medium
4.8/10

Summary

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

  • HIGH
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE

CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published