Vulnerability in Akeo Rufus

CVE-2017-13083

Akeo Consulting Rufus prior to version 2.17.1187 does not adequately validate the integrity of updates downloaded over HTTP, allowing an attacker to easily convince a user to execute arbitrary code

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.010 (58.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • cret@cert.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
  • cret@cert.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • cret@cert.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-13083?
CVE-2017-13083 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Akeo Rufus, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-10-18.
How severe is CVE-2017-13083?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-13083 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.