Vulnerability identifier: #VU66988
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
LibGRSS - management of RSS and Atom feeds
Other software /
Other software solutions
Vendor: Gnome Development Team
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.
The vulnerability exists due to missing certificate validation on the SoupSessionSync objects. A remote attacker can perform Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack.Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
LibGRSS - management of RSS and Atom feeds: 0.3 - 0.7.0
External links
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=772647
http://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgrss/-/issues/4
http://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgrss/-/merge_requests/7.patch
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.