# CVE-2017-13083: Code injection in Rufus

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

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rmwh-8jrh-hc23

## 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 (Download of Code Without Integrity Check), CWE-347 (Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature), CWE-345 (Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity), CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13083?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2017-13083 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Akeo Consulting Rufus

- [CVE-2019-1010101](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1010101/): Privilege escalation in Rufus (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-1010100](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1010100/): Other in Rufus (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2026-23988](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-23988/): Rufus has Local Privilege Escalation via TOCTOU Race Condition in Fido Script Handling (high 7.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-13083 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Akeo Consulting Rufus. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-13083/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-13083/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13083
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13083
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-13083

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-13083/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.