CVE-2017-5591
CVSS V2 Medium 4.3
CVSS V3 Medium 5.9
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-5591
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2017-02-09T20:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-01-22T14:13:45
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sleekxmpp_project:sleekxmpp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 1.3.1 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:slixmpp_project:slixmpp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 1.2.3 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:poezio:poezio:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:poezio:poezio:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:poezio:poezio:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:poezio:poezio:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4.3
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5.9
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2.2
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdf | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
| https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/ | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/poezio/slixmpp/commit/22664ee7b86c8e010f312b66d12590fb47160ad8 | Patch |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96166 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5591 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5591 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:52:50 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 13:48:19 | 2017-02-09T20:59Z | 2017-02-09T20:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 13:48:19 | 2020-01-22T14:13:45 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 13:48:19 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |