CVE-2017-5591 SleekXMPP and Slixmpp Incorrect Implementation of Message Carbons
Remote attackers can impersonate users in XMPP clients due to incorrect Message Carbons implementation, enabling social engineering attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-5591?
CVE-2017-5591 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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 SleekXMPP up to 1.3.1 and Slixmpp all versions up to 1.2.3, as bundled in poezio (0.8 - 0.10) and other products.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5591?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including slixmpp, SleekXMPP and sleekxmpp. It affects 3 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
slixmpp PyPI | All versions | 1.2.4 |
slixmpp PyPI | All versions | 1.2.4 |
slixmpp PyPI | All versions | 1.2.4 |
SleekXMPP PyPI | All versions | 1.3.2 |
sleekxmpp PyPI | All versions | 1.3.2 |
sleekxmpp PyPI | All versions | 1.3.2 |
Products include Poezio Poezio, Sleekxmpp Project Sleekxmpp, Slixmpp Project Slixmpp.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5591?
Upgrade slixmpp to 1.2.4 or later.
Is CVE-2017-5591 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5591 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5591, GHSA-c35g-jr5f-h83p, PYSEC-2017-103, PYSEC-2017-104, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5591.