VDB
CVE-2017-5591
CVE-2017-5591
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.900000095367432 MEDIUM
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.
EPSS 1.73% · 76.2th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
5.900000095367432
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score
1.73%
76.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | sleekxmpp | 0, 1.0~beta5-2, 1.3.1-1 |
Timeline
- Feb 9, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 10, 2017 PoC Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 28, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 8, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 10, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5591 third-party-advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/poezio/slixmpp/commit/22664ee7b86c8e010f312b66d12590fb47160ad8 third-party-advisory
- https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/ third-party-advisory
- https://rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdf third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5591 third-party-advisory