CVE-2017-11506 Security feature bypass in Nessus
Nessus fails to verify TLS certificates during initial manager linking, allowing man-in-the-middle attacks to intercept or manipulate traffic.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-11506?
CVE-2017-11506 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus, published on 9 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11506?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tenable Nessus.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11506?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11506 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-11506 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11506 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Tenable Nessus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rgmc-q3r4-jxvv.