SB2017071430 - Fedora EPEL 6 update for jabberd
Published: July 14, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017071430
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Authentication bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10807)
CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in jabberd2, when sasl.anonymous c2s.xml option is not enabled. A remote unauthenticated attacker can bypass authentication process using SASL ANONYMOUS authentication.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.