CVE-2017-5913
The TradeKing Forex for iPhone app 1.2.1 for iOS does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL...
The TradeKing Forex for iPhone app 1.2.1 for iOS does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.9
The TradeKing Forex for iPhone app 1.2.1 for iOS does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
- Record
CVE-2017-5913- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The TradeKing Forex for iPhone app 1.2.1 for iOS does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
- Record
CVE-2017-5913- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-14988 No score
The TradeKing Forex for iPhone app 1.2.1 for iOS does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
- Record
EUVD-2017-14988- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3vxp-q565-46fp
5.9
The TradeKing Forex for iPhone app 1.2.1 for iOS does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL...
The TradeKing Forex for iPhone app 1.2.1 for iOS does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
- Record
GHSA-3vxp-q565-46fp- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-5913 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Forex Tradeking Forex, published May 5, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.49%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
medium.com/%40chronic_9612/follow-up-76-popular-apps-confirmed-vulnerable-to-silent-interception-of-tls-protected-data-64185035029f
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5913
medium.com/@chronic_9612/follow-up-76-popular-apps-confirmed-vulnerable-to-silent-interception-of-tls-protected-data-64185035029f
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3vxp-q565-46fp