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CVE-2017-8943

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-8943 describes a vulnerability in the PUMA PUMATRAC app 3.0.2 for iOS, where the application fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers. This flaw allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof legitimate servers and intercept sensitive user information through the use of crafted certificates. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.9 (MEDIUM), indicating a moderate severity. Its attack vector is network-based with high attack complexity, requiring no user interaction, and could lead to high confidentiality impact by allowing attackers to obtain sensitive data. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available on platforms like Metasploit or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has received minimal community discussion and media coverage, suggesting low public awareness and attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:puma:pumatrac:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.9MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.60%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
45.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0060 is in the 8th percentile among its peer group of 19,954 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

medium.com / %40chronic_9612/follow-up-76-popular-apps-confirmed-vulnerable-to-silent-interception-of-tls-protected-data-64185035029f