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CVE-2017-5604
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-02-09T20:59:00.450 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:20:49.623

Summary

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.

Affected products

mcabber — mcabber

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References

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