GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI

GHSA-c35g-jr5f-h83p SleekXMPP and Slixmpp Incorrect Implementation of Message Carbons

MEDIUM Published 2022-05-13 Modified 2024-10-22 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2017-5591
Ecosystem
PyPI
Packages
slixmpp, SleekXMPP
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-940
Reviewed
2023-08-03

Affected packages

• PyPI slixmpp: < 1.2.4 → fixed in 1.2.4 • PyPI SleekXMPP: < 1.3.2 → fixed in 1.3.2

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.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2017-5591 An incorrect implementation of "XEP-0280: Message Carbons" in multiple XMPP clients allows a remote attacker to impersonate any user,… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-940 Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel weakness

References