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SSL Certificate Expiry

medium Nessus Plugin ID 15901

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Synopsis

The remote server's SSL certificate has already expired.

Description

This plugin checks expiry dates of certificates associated with SSL- enabled services on the target and reports whether any have already expired.

Solution

Purchase or generate a new SSL certificate to replace the existing one.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 15901

File Name: ssl_cert_expiry.nasl

Version: 1.50

Type: remote

Family: General

Published: 12/3/2004

Updated: 2/3/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: Expired certificates cannot be validated.

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: manual

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N