CVE-2017-5590

Published Feb 9, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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 ChatSecure (3.2.0 - 4.0.0; only iOS) and Zom (all versions up to 1.0.11; only iOS).

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-14691 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 ChatSecure (3.2.0 - 4.0.0; only iOS) and Zom (all versions up to 1.0.11; only iOS).
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 3:04 PM
Reserved
Jan 25, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 9, 2017, 8:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:20 AM