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CVE-2017-5593

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-5593 describes an incorrect implementation of XEP-0280: Message Carbons in Psi+ versions 0.16.563.580 through 0.16.571.627, allowing a remote attacker to impersonate any user within the application's display, facilitating social engineering. Rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.9, this vulnerability involves a network attack vector with high integrity impact and no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.16.563.580CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:psi-plus:psi\+:0.16.563.580:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.16.571.627CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:psi-plus:psi\+:0.16.571.627:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.9MEDIUM

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
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.68%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
48.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0068 is in the 9th percentile among its peer group of 19,954 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
github.com / psi-im/iris/pull/47/commits/02e976d4426a1319a7af7d26d7aba9d8c6077570
Patch
rt-solutions.de / en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
rt-solutions.de / wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdf
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/96169