CVE-2008-1093
highpriority · track · 38EPSS 0.016 · 76 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (3)
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- acresso intallshield update agentall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:acresso:intallshield_update_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (16)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31896enisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4268enisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/837092enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496389/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31204enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020893enisa_euvd
- http://www.simplicity.net/vuln/CVE-2008-1093.txtenisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2613enisa_euvd
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