CVE-2021-39361 describes a vulnerability in GNOME evolution-rss versions up to 0.3.96, where the application fails to perform TLS certificate verification on SoupSessionSync objects. This oversight leaves users susceptible to Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attacks, allowing an attacker to intercept and potentially alter network traffic. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.9 (Medium), indicating a high potential for confidentiality impact with high attack complexity, but does not require user interaction or privileges. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.3.96CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution-rss:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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