CVE-2017-5604

MEDIUM

Mcabber - Origin Validation Error

Title source: rule

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 mcabber 1.0.0 - 1.0.4.

References (5)

[Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29

[Patch] https://mcabber.com/hg/rev/2a9569fd7644

[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://rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdf

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96184

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9

EPSS 0.0025

EPSS Percentile 48.3%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-346 CWE-20

Status draft

Affected Products (5)

mcabber/mcabber

mcabber/mcabber

mcabber/mcabber

mcabber/mcabber

mcabber/mcabber

Timeline

Published Feb 09, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026