SSL Weak Cipher Suites Supported
medium Nessus Plugin ID 26928
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Synopsis
The remote service supports the use of weak SSL ciphers.Description
The remote host supports the use of SSL ciphers that offer weak encryption.Note: This is considerably easier to exploit if the attacker is on the same physical network.
Solution
Reconfigure the affected application, if possible to avoid the use of weak ciphers.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 26928
File Name: ssl_weak_supported_ciphers.nasl
Version: 1.31
Type: remote
Family: General
Published: 10/8/2007
Updated: 2/3/2021
Dependencies: ssl_supported_ciphers.nasl
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source: manual
CVSS Score Rationale: Score based on an analysis of the vulnerability by tenable.
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N