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 profanity (0.4.7 - 0.5.0).
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-09T20:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:04:15.332Z

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

Link: CVE-2017-5592

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-09T20:59:00.293

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:27:57.253

Link: CVE-2017-5592

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