CVE-2022-20917 Other in Cisco Jabber

Medium 4.3 Published 15 Sep 2023 Updated 25 Sep 2024

An authenticated remote attacker can manipulate XMPP message content in Cisco Jabber, potentially causing the client to perform unsafe actions.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-20917?

CVE-2022-20917 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Jabber, published on 15 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-668

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20917?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Jabber.

How do I fix CVE-2022-20917?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-20917 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-20917 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20917 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qw6v-cqcw-98jc.