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CVE-2017-5604 Details

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 mcabber 1.0.0 - 1.0.4.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.9 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29	CVE	ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://mcabber.com/hg/rev/2a9569fd7644	CVE	Patch
https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/	CVE	ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdf	CVE	ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96184	CVE
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29	[email protected]	ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://mcabber.com/hg/rev/2a9569fd7644	[email protected]	Patch
https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/	[email protected]	ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdf	[email protected]	ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96184	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]
CWE-346	Origin Validation Error	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
mcabber mcabber	1.0.0 1.0.1 1.0.2 1.0.3 1.0.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mcabber:mcabber:1.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mcabber:mcabber:1.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mcabber:mcabber:1.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mcabber:mcabber:1.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mcabber:mcabber:1.0.4:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 1, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 16, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]