CVE-2017-8942: The YottaMark ShopWell - Healthy Diet & Grocery Food Scanner app 5.3.7 through 5.4.2 for iOS does not verify X

Routine

MEDIUM 5.9REMOTEDOWNGRADE

CVE-2017-8942 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.9) affecting shopwell - healthy diet \& grocery food scanner. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The YottaMark ShopWell - Healthy Diet & Grocery Food Scanner app 5.3.7 through 5.4.2 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.

Why this priority

Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.9 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	High
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.5% (top 58%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-295
Published	2017-05-15
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: yottamark inc.

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2017-05-15 18:29 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 01:27 UTCUpdated Record last modified

yottamark inc. shopwell - healthy diet \& grocery food scanner DOWNGRADE

Affected: 5.3.7 · 5.3.8 · 5.3.9 · 5.4.0 · 5.4.1 · 5.4.2

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 5.3.7

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy shopwell---healthy-diet--grocery-food-scanner || rpm -q shopwell---healthy-diet--grocery-food-scanner || shopwell---healthy-diet--grocery-food-scanner --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 5.3.7 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison shopwell---healthy-diet--grocery-food-scanner sudo apt install shopwell---healthy-diet--grocery-food-scanner=<VERSION_BEFORE_5.3.7> sudo apt-mark hold shopwell---healthy-diet--grocery-food-scanner

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list shopwell---healthy-diet--grocery-food-scanner sudo dnf downgrade shopwell---healthy-diet--grocery-food-scanner-<VERSION_BEFORE_5.3.7> sudo dnf versionlock add shopwell---healthy-diet--grocery-food-scanner

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2017-8942?

shopwell - healthy diet \& grocery food scanner: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2017-8942 being exploited?

CVE-2017-8942 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2017-8942 affect?

CVE-2017-8942 affects shopwell - healthy diet \& grocery food scanner. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.9). The YottaMark ShopWell - Healthy Diet & Grocery Food Scanner app 5.3.7 through 5.4.2 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

How urgent is CVE-2017-8942?

Priority 36/100. Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Software pages

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References

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