CVE-2017-5606

MEDIUM 5.9CVE-2017-5606 · Published 09/02/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2017-5606 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.9) vulnerability affecting xabber (xabber).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.78%, higher than 56.3% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
xabber xabber	`≤ 1.0.30`	No fix yet

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 Xabber (only if manually enabled: 1.0.30, 1.0.30 VIP, beta 1.0.3 - 1.0.74; Android).

References

openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29 · Exploit
securityfocus.com/bid/96186 · Third Party Advisory
rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons · Exploit
rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdf · Exploit

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