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).
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/zom/Zom-iOS/commit/880051eaa8ba32d1b257c87a7d8798a93561bfd3
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96165
Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/
Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdf
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0038
EPSS Percentile
59.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-346
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (6)
chatsecure/chatsecure
3.2.0
chatsecure/chatsecure
3.2.1
chatsecure/chatsecure
3.2.2
chatsecure/chatsecure
3.2.3
chatsecure/chatsecure
4.0.0
zom/zom
< 1.0.11
Published
Feb 09, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026