CVE-2017-5593

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 Psi+ (0.16.563.580 - 0.16.571.627).

• CWE-20
• CWE-346

• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96169
• https://github.com/psi-im/iris/pull/47/commits/02e976d4426a1319a7af7d26d7aba9d8c6077570Patch
• https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
• https://rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdfExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96169
• https://github.com/psi-im/iris/pull/47/commits/02e976d4426a1319a7af7d26d7aba9d8c6077570Patch
• https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
• https://rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdfExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory

Published

Feb 9, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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