Summary

Acunetix 360 detected an SSL certificate that is about to expire soon.

Impact

Upon expiration, It can impact both the website and the users:

  • Warning error messages displayed by browsers when visiting the site
  • Personal information at risk from man-in-the-middle attacks
  • Reduction in trust as the site becomes insecure
  • Ability for an attacker to create an identical phishing website

Remediation

The process of renewing the SSL certificate varies depending on the host or the certificate authority used. Please refer to the corresponding documentation.

Severity

Medium

Classification

CWE-295 OWASP 2017-A3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N