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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MITRE
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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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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