FKIE_CVE-2017-5590
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-02-09 20:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:20
Severity
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 ChatSecure (3.2.0 - 4.0.0; only iOS) and Zom (all versions up to 1.0.11; only iOS).
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| chatsecure | chatsecure | 3.2.0 | |
| chatsecure | chatsecure | 3.2.1 | |
| chatsecure | chatsecure | 3.2.2 | |
| chatsecure | chatsecure | 3.2.3 | |
| chatsecure | chatsecure | 4.0.0 | |
| zom | zom | * |
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