SleekXMPP and Slixmpp Incorrect Implementation of Message Carbons
Moderate severity
GitHub Reviewed
Published
May 13, 2022
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated Aug 31, 2023
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Feb 9, 2017
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
May 13, 2022
Reviewed
Aug 3, 2023
Last updated
Aug 31, 2023
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.
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