CVE-2017-5605 XMPP Clients User Impersonation Vulnerability in Movim Moxl
Remote attackers can impersonate users in Movim 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-5605?
CVE-2017-5605 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 Movim 0.8 - 0.10.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5605?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including movim/moxl. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
movim/moxl Packagist | From 0.8 to 0.10 | None |
movim/moxl Packagist | From 0.8 to 0.10 | None |
Products include Movim Movim.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5605?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5605 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-5605 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5605 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hq38-v658-g3wp.