CVE-2017-5592 describes an incorrect implementation of XEP-0280 (Message Carbons) in the Profanity XMPP client (versions 0.4.7 to 0.5.0). This flaw allows a remote attacker to impersonate any user within the vulnerable application's display, facilitating social engineering attacks. With a CVSS score of 5.9 (Medium), this vulnerability can be exploited over the network with high attack complexity, leading to high integrity impact without requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.4.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:profanity_project:profanity:0.4.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:profanity_project:profanity:0.4.7:cyg1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:profanity_project:profanity:0.4.7:cyg2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:profanity_project:profanity:0.4.7:cyg3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:profanity_project:profanity:0.4.7:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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