CVE-2017-5918 describes a critical vulnerability in the Banco de Costa Rica BCR Movil app for iOS (version 3.7) where the application fails to properly validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers. This oversight enables man-in-the-middle (MitM) attackers to impersonate legitimate servers using crafted certificates, thereby intercepting and potentially exfiltrating sensitive user information. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 5.9 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high impact on confidentiality, but requiring high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:banco_de_costa_rica:bcr_movil:3.7:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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