CVE-2017-5858 Information

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 Converse.js (0.8.0 - 1.0.6 2.0.0 - 2.0.4).

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Reference

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96183 https://github.com/jcbrand/converse.js/commit/42f249cabbbf5c026398e6d3b350f6f9536ea572 https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/ https://rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdf

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.9