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CVE-2017-5604

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.9)—

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.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (1)

Mcabber — Mcabber

CWEs

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