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
Published Sep 17, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.63%
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.
Affected products
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01632) | 75.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01632) | 73.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.71% (0.00706) | 70.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00441) | 75.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00441) | 74.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | 0.44% (0.00441) | 71.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.46% (0.00457) | 71.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 60.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 58.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 35.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31896 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4268 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/837092 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496389/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31204 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020893 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.simplicity.net/vuln/CVE-2008-1093.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2613 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31896 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4268 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/837092 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496389/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31204 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020893 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.simplicity.net/vuln/CVE-2008-1093.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2613 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
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