Vulnerability identifier: #VU30974
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
evolution-ews
/
Vendor: Gnome Development Team
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
It was discovered evolution-ews before 3.31.3 does not check the validity of SSL certificates. An attacker could abuse this flaw to get confidential information by tricking the user into connecting to a fake server without the user noticing the difference.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
evolution-ews: 3.31.1 - 3.31.2
External links
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3699
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3890
http://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-ews/issues/27
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.