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 SleekXMPP up to 1.3.1 and Slixmpp all versions up to 1.2.3, as bundled in poezio (0.8 - 0.10) and other products.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-0129 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 SleekXMPP up to 1.3.1 and Slixmpp all versions up to 1.2.3, as bundled in poezio (0.8 - 0.10) and other products.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-c35g-jr5f-h83p SleekXMPP and Slixmpp Incorrect Implementation of Message Carbons
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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Updated: 2024-08-05T15:04:15.324Z

Reserved: 2017-01-25T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-5591

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-02-09T20:59:00.230

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-5591

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