MEDIUM
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
Published Feb 9, 2017
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.94%
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 Movim 0.8 - 0.10.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
5.9 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.94% 0.00940
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00940
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.94% (0.00940) | 59.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.94% (0.00940) | 56.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.25% (0.00253) | 46.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00372) | 73.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00316) | 69.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00316) | 65.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.57% (0.01565) | 33.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.57% (0.01565) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (2)
References (9)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29 x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96177 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hq38-v658-g3wp Advisory
- https://github.com/movim/moxl/commit/838b0a42efc3b67cc17d63e25ae1d0ea849cd89b x_refsource_MISCPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5605
- https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/ x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdf x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170301232720/https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210123225200/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96177/
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29 | x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96177 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hq38-v658-g3wp | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/movim/moxl/commit/838b0a42efc3b67cc17d63e25ae1d0ea849cd89b | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5605 | ||
| https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory | |
| https://rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdf | x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory | |
| https://web.archive.org/web/20170301232720/https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/ | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20210123225200/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96177/ |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 9, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 28, 2017
Link CVE-2017-5605
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-HQ38-V658-G3WP Updated n/a