CVE-2017-5591
SleekXMPP and Slixmpp Incorrect Implementation of Message Carbons
5.9
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.40%
Description
An incorrect implementation of "XEP-0280: Message Carbons" in multiple XMPP clients allows a remote attacker to impersonate any user, including contacts, in the vulnerable application's display. This allows for various kinds of social engineering attacks. This CVE is for SleekXMPP up to 1.3.1 and Slixmpp all versions up to 1.2.3, as bundled in poezio (0.8 - 0.10) and other products.
How to fix CVE-2017-5591
To remediate CVE-2017-5591, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.3.1-6 or later
- —upgrade to 1.2.2-1.1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.3.2 or later
- —upgrade to 1.3.2 or later
- —upgrade to 1.2.4 or later
- —upgrade to 22664ee7b86c8e010f312b66d12590fb47160ad8 or later
Is CVE-2017-5591 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (6)
- from 0, < 1.3.1-6
- from 0, < 1.2.2-1.1
- from 0, < 1.3.2
- from 0, < 1.3.2
- from 0, < 1.2.4
- from 0, < 22664ee7b86c8e010f312b66d12590fb47160ad8 | from 0, < 1.2.4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |