[Bug 1054677] Re: Communicates with server in plaintext

2012-09-24 Thread Joshua Hoover
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1055649 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1055649 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1055649 [FFE] Change from http to https and verify cert -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 1054677] Re: Communicates with server in plaintext

2012-09-23 Thread Fred
Also, the string doesn't end with a slash as it should. It should be .com/ with the slash at the end to make the domain fully-qualified to prevent a domain from being suffixed, such as ubuntu.com.evil.example.com -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 1054677] Re: Communicates with server in plaintext

2012-09-23 Thread sampo555
If we look at build_search_uri function in scope.vala, we see that the scope actually looks the product search server URI from environment variable OFFERS_URI first. If there's no OFFERS_URI environment variable only then the OFFERS_BASE_URI is used. So basically you just need to set the

[Bug 1054677] Re: Communicates with server in plaintext

2012-09-22 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: unity-lens-shopping (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1054677

[Bug 1054677] Re: Communicates with server in plaintext

2012-09-22 Thread Jeremy Bicha
I'm not a security expert but I think this could also open the door to a MITM phishing attack. A user could click a link (sent from a server pretending to be productsearch.ubuntu.com) thinking they are buying from amazon.com but instead the login information is being read by a malicious third

[Bug 1054677] Re: Communicates with server in plaintext

2012-09-22 Thread Jeremy Bicha
So we need HTTPS with certificate validation. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1054677 Title: Communicates with server in plaintext To manage notifications about this bug go to: