Slixmpp lacks SSL Certificate hostname validation in XMLStream

HIGH 7.5CVE-2022-45197 · GHSA-q6cq-m9gm-6q2f · PYSEC-2022-43013 · Published 25/12/2022 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2022-45197 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting slixmpp, slixmpp (slixmpp project).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.51%, higher than 44.0% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 1.8.3 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
slixmpp PyPI	`< 1.8.3`	`1.8.3`
slixmpp slixmpp_project	`< 1.8.3`	`1.8.3`

Slixmpp before 1.8.3 lacks SSL Certificate hostname validation in XMLStream, allowing an attacker to pose as any server in the eyes of Slixmpp.

NVD description

Slixmpp before 1.8.3 lacks SSL Certificate hostname validation in XMLStream, allowing an attacker to pose as any server in the eyes of Slixmpp.

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

PyPI

< 1.8.3

1.8.3

< 1.8.3

1.8.3

Description

Slixmpp before 1.8.3 lacks SSL Certificate hostname validation in XMLStream, allowing an attacker to pose as any server in the eyes of Slixmpp.

NVD description

Slixmpp before 1.8.3 lacks SSL Certificate hostname validation in XMLStream, allowing an attacker to pose as any server in the eyes of Slixmpp.

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