CVE-2017-5591

Published Feb 9, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 1.7% 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 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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-0129 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-c35g-jr5f-h83p SleekXMPP and Slixmpp Incorrect Implementation of Message Carbons
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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