nginx 1.2.6 Proxy Function authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in nginx 1.2.6. This impacts an unknown function of the component Proxy Function. The manipulation leads to authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-4968. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in nginx 1.2.6 (Web Server). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Proxy Function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. Impacted is integrity.

The weakness was disclosed 01/03/2013 by waloeiii.myopenid.com as 9076 as not defined posting (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at trac.nginx.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-4968 since 12/23/2011. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 254321 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2011-4968), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (254321), SecurityFocus (BID 57139†), OSVDB (88910†) and Secunia (SA51708†). The entry VDB-145942 is pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 254321
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2011-4968

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/23/2011 🔍
01/03/2013 +377 days 🔍
01/03/2013 +0 days 🔍
01/04/2013 +1 days 🔍
01/09/2013 +5 days 🔍
08/25/2025 +4611 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 9076
Researcher: waloeiii.myopenid.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2011-4968 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-4968
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7247
X-Force: 80952
SecurityFocus: 57139 - nginx CVE-2011-4968 Man in The Middle Vulnerability
Secunia: 51708 - nginx Proxy Module Certificate Verification Security Issue, Not Critical
OSVDB: 88910

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/09/2013 09:42
Updated: 08/25/2025 21:59
Changes: 01/09/2013 09:42 (41), 03/23/2019 08:08 (11), 04/20/2021 15:15 (20), 08/25/2025 21:59 (16)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216:656:103

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