nginx < 1.17.7 Information Disclosure

medium Nessus Plugin ID 134220

Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

According to its Server response header, the installed version of nginx is prior to 1.17.7. It is, therefore, affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.

Solution

Upgrade to nginx version 1.17.7 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?fd026623

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 134220

File Name: nginx_1_17_7.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: Web Servers

Published: 3/5/2020

Updated: 3/25/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-20372

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:nginx:nginx

Required KB Items: installed_sw/nginx

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/24/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/24/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-20372

IAVB: 2020-B-0013-S