cvelist/2017/11xxx/CVE-2017-11506.json

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        "ASSIGNER": "vulnreport@tenable.com",
        "DATE_PUBLIC": "2017-08-08T00:00:00",
        "ID": "CVE-2017-11506",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
    },
    "affects": {
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                {
                    "product": {
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                                "product_name": "Nessus",
                                "version": {
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                                        {
                                            "version_value": "6.x before 6.11"
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                    "vendor_name": "Tenable"
                }
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    },
    "data_format": "MITRE",
    "data_type": "CVE",
    "data_version": "4.0",
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "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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    "problemtype": {
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                "description": [
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                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "Man-in-the-Middle"
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        ]
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    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "name": "https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-11",
                "refsource": "CONFIRM",
                "url": "https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-11"
            },
            {
                "name": "1039141",
                "refsource": "SECTRACK",
                "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039141"
            }
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