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Ssl Tls Server Accepts Weak Cipher Methods

Description

Detects if a web server accepts connections using cryptographically weak cipher suites in SSL/TLS connections. These weak ciphers (like NULL, RC2, RC4, DES, DES3, SM3, SM4) or hash algorithms (MD5, SHA1, SM3) can be broken by attackers, potentially compromising encrypted communications.

Weakness:

052 - Insecure encryption algorithm

Category: Information Collection

Detection Strategy

    A vulnerability is reported when the server accepts an SSL/TLS connection using any of the following weak ciphers: NULL, RC2, RC4, DES, DES3, SM3, or SM4

    A vulnerability is reported when the server accepts an SSL/TLS connection using any of the following weak hash algorithms: MD5, SHA1, or SM3

    The detector attempts connections with each supported TLS version, offering only weak cipher suites to verify if the server accepts them