Spoofing attack in Movim - CVE-2017-5605
Published: October 4, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU81489
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5605
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to impersonate any application's user.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation of "XEP-0280: Message Carbons". A remote attacker can impersonate any user, including contacts, in the vulnerable application.
Affected software
Movim
How to mitigate CVE-2017-5605
Install updates from vendor's website.
Movim - update to 0.14.1
External References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96177
- 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
- https://github.com/movim/movim/commit/838b0a42efc3b67cc17d63e25ae1d0ea849cd89b