CVE-2013-10001
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA vulnerability was found in HTC One/Sense 4.x. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the certification validation of the mail client. An exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceImproper certificate validation in the HTC Sense 4.x mail client on HTC One devices allows man-in-the-middle attacks. The mail client fails to properly validate SSL/TLS certificates, potentially allowing attackers to intercept encrypted communications.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 5.2.2222282614.528614.528614= 5.5.550363CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the device modelCheck if the device is an HTC One by going to Settings > About phone > Model number, or check the physical device brandingAffected if The device is an HTC One (model numbers such as M7, One, or variants)
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Check the HTC Sense versionGo to Settings > About phone > Software information > Sense version, or check the firmware/build informationAffected if The Sense version starts with 4 (e.g., 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7)
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Check the HTC Mail app versionGo to Settings > Apps > HTC Mail > Version information, or find the app version in the app info screenAffected if The HTC Mail version is exactly 5.2.2222282614.528614.528614 or exactly 5.5.550363
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Verify the mail client is configuredOpen the HTC Mail app and check if any email accounts are set up and activeAffected if The HTC Mail app has at least one email account configured and is in use
The user is affected if they are using an HTC One device with HTC Sense 4.x and have HTC Mail version 5.2.2222282614.528614.528614 or 5.5.550363 configured with an active email account.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUsers should avoid using the built-in mail client on affected HTC One devices and switch to trusted third-party email applications from official app stores that implement proper certificate validation, or contact HTC for firmware updates.
- This CVE affects HTC Sense mail client on HTC One devices from 2013.
- HTC Sense 4.x devices from this era are end-of-life and no longer receive security updates from HTC.
- If affected devices are still in use, consider replacing them with currently-supported devices that receive regular security patches.
- For immediate risk reduction, disable mail app use on affected devices or use an alternative mail client from a trusted source that receives updates.
- Ensure network-level protections (VPN, secure networks) are in place to mitigate man-in-the-middle risks that this certificate validation flaw enables.
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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