CVE-2017-5912

The FOREX.com FOREXTrader for iPhone app 2.9.12 through 2.9.14 for iOS does not verify X.509...

5.9 Medium

The FOREX.com FOREXTrader for iPhone app 2.9.12 through 2.9.14 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

0.49%Up 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.9

Record: CVE-2017-5912
CVSS 3.0: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-295
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-5912
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-14987 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-14987
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4xqv-2fh4-rrc6 5.9

The FOREX.com FOREXTrader for iPhone app 2.9.12 through 2.9.14 for iOS does not verify X.509...

Record: GHSA-4xqv-2fh4-rrc6
CVSS 3.0: 5.9 MediumCVSS: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

forex forextrader

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-5912 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Forex Forextrader, 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.