CVE-2022-20917
mediumpriority · track · 17EPSS 0.009 · 59 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) message processing feature of Cisco Jabber could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to manipulate the content of XMPP messages that are used by the affected application. This vulnerability is due to the improper handling of nested XMPP messages within requests that are sent to the Cisco Jabber client software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to an XMPP messaging server and sending crafted XMPP messages to an affected Jabber client. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to manipulate the content of XMPP messages, possibly allowing the attacker to cause the Jabber client application to perform unsafe actions.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Jabbercisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
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affected products (170)
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advisories (1)
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- cisco-sa-jabber-xmpp-Ne9SCMCisco Jabber Client Software Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol Stanza Smuggling Vulnerability2022-10-05csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) message processing feature of Cisco Jabber could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to manipulate the content of XMPP messages that are used by the affected application. This vulnerability is due to the improper handling of nested XMPP messages within requests that are sent to the Cisco Jabber client software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to an XMPP messaging server and sending crafted XMPP messages to an affected Jabber client. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to manipulate the content of XMPP messages, possibly allowing the attacker to cause the Jabber client application to perform unsafe actions. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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references (7)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-20917/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20917cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169455/Cisco-Jabber-XMPP-Stanza-Smuggling.htmlcnnvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-jabber-xmpp-Ne9SCMcnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-jabber-xmpp-Ne9SCMcnnvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-jabber-xmpp-Ne9SCMenisa_euvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-jabber-xmpp-Ne9SCMVendor Advisorynvd
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