CVE-2017-5858

PoC ×3—

CVSS 3.0

5.9 medium

EPSS

<1%p59

Published

Feb 9, 2017 (Feb 9, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

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 Converse.js (0.8.0 - 1.0.6, 2.0.0 - 2.0.4).

Vendors: conversejs
Products: converse.js
Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-346
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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