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CVE-2008-1093
Acresso InstallShield Update Agent does not properly verify the authenticity of Rule Scripts obtained from GetRules.asp web pages on…
High9.3EPSS 1.6%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
Acresso InstallShield Update Agent does not properly verify the authenticity of Rule Scripts obtained from GetRules.asp web pages on FLEXnet Connect servers, which allows remote man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary VBScript code via Trojan horse Rules.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.6% · top 24% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- http://www.simplicity.net/vuln/CVE-2008-1093.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2613 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 31896 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 31204 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20080916 InstallShield Update Agent - Downloads and executes "Rule Scripts" insecurely. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 4268 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- VU#837092 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 1020893 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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