Description
When linking a Nessus scanner or agent to Tenable.io or other manager, Nessus 6.x before 6.11 does not verify the manager's TLS certificate when making the initial outgoing connection. This could allow man-in-the-middle attacks.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-3123 | When linking a Nessus scanner or agent to Tenable.io or other manager, Nessus 6.x before 6.11 does not verify the manager's TLS certificate when making the initial outgoing connection. This could allow man-in-the-middle attacks. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: tenable
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-17T03:34:29.415Z
Reserved: 2017-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-11506
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-08-09T12:29:00.257
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-11506
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD