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 Psi+ (0.16.563.580 - 0.16.571.627).
Published: 2017-02-09
Score: 5.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-14693 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 Psi+ (0.16.563.580 - 0.16.571.627).
History

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:04:15.306Z

Reserved: 2017-01-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-5593

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Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-09T20:59:00.327

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-5593

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