What is CVE-2017-8943?

CVE-2017-8943 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Puma Pumatrac, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-05-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-8943?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Puma Pumatrac

CVE-2017-8943

The PUMA PUMATRAC app 3.0.2 for iOS does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.006 (45.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Puma Pumatrac — versions 3.0.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8943?: CVE-2017-8943 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Puma Pumatrac, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-05-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-8943?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.