CVE-2017-5605
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.009 · 61 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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 Movim 0.8 - 0.10.
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affected products (6)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-hq38-v658-g3wpXMPP Clients User Impersonation Vulnerability in Movim Moxl2022-05-17ghsa · osvUS
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 Movim 0.8 - 0.10.
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references (14)
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- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29cnnvd
- https://github.com/movim/moxl/commit/838b0a42efc3b67cc17d63e25ae1d0ea849cd89bcnnvd
- https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/cnnvd
- https://rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdfcnnvd
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96177enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/movim/moxl/commit/838b0a42efc3b67cc17d63e25ae1d0ea849cd89benisa_euvd
- https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/enisa_euvd
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