CVE-2008-1093

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-09-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

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

Acresso Flexnet Connect: all versions
Acresso Intallshield Update Agent: all versions

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/31896
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4268
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/837092
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496389/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31204
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020893
http://www.simplicity.net/vuln/CVE-2008-1093.txt
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2613
http://secunia.com/advisories/31896
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4268
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/837092
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496389/100/0/threaded

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