CVE-2018-10847

Name: CVE-2018-10847
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-07-30T17:29:00.147+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 1.66%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-10847 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. prosody before versions 0.10.2, 0.9.14 is vulnerable to an Authentication Bypass. Prosody did not verify that the virtual host associated with a user session remained the same across stream restarts. EPSS estimates a 1.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

prosody before versions 0.10.2, 0.9.14 is vulnerable to an Authentication Bypass. Prosody did not verify that the virtual host associated with a user session remained the same across stream restarts. A user may authenticate to XMPP host A and migrate their authenticated session to XMPP host B of the same Prosody instance.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

1.66%

73.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Prosody	Prosody	< 0.9.14
Prosody	Prosody	0.10.0
Prosody	Prosody	0.10.1

References

https://blog.prosody.im/prosody-0-10-2-security-release/Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10847Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://issues.prosody.im/1147Vendor Advisory
https://prosody.im/security/advisory_20180531/Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4216Third Party Advisory
https://blog.prosody.im/prosody-0-10-2-security-release/Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10847Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://issues.prosody.im/1147Vendor Advisory
https://prosody.im/security/advisory_20180531/Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4216Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jul 30, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-10847?

How severe is CVE-2018-10847?

Severity scoring for CVE-2018-10847 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.66% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-10847?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST