{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-6c39-xj34-c7cw",
  "modified": "2025-04-20T03:32:39Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:28:44Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-5592"
  ],
  "details": "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 profanity (0.4.7 - 0.5.0).",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5592"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/boothj5/profanity/commit/8e75437a7e43d4c55e861691f74892e666e29b0b"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdf"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96173"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-20"
    ],
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-02-09T20:59:00Z"
  }
}