CVE-2013-1799 describes a vulnerability in Gnome Online Accounts (GOA) versions 3.6.x before 3.6.3 and 3.7.x before 3.7.91, affecting Canonical Ubuntu Linux and Gnome GOA. The flaw stems from improper SSL certificate validation when creating accounts with providers using the libsoup library, enabling man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks to intercept sensitive information like credentials. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), this vulnerability requires medium attack complexity and could lead to partial confidentiality compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_online_accounts:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_online_accounts:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_online_accounts:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_online_accounts:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_online_accounts:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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