CVE-2017-13083 Code injection in Rufus

Medium 5.3 Published 18 Oct 2017 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Attackers can execute arbitrary code by providing malicious updates due to insufficient integrity validation in Rufus.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2017-13083?

CVE-2017-13083 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Akeo Consulting Rufus, published on 18 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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

Weakness: CWE-494, CWE-347, CWE-345, CWE-295

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13083?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Akeo Rufus.

How do I fix CVE-2017-13083?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-13083 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2017-13083 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13083 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rmwh-8jrh-hc23.