CVE-2017-5592

An incorrect implementation of "XEP-0280: Message Carbons" in multiple XMPP clients allows a remote attacker to impersonate any user, including contacts, in…

published February 9, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
57.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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 profanity (0.4.7 - 0.5.0).

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00838 · 57.1th percentile
Published
2017-02-09T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 FEB 20:00Z
    An incorrect implementation of "XEP-0280: Message Carbons" in multiple XMPP clients allows a remote attacker to impersonate any user, including contacts, in…
    cvelistv5