Prosody 0.8.x before 0.8.1, when MySQL is used, assigns an incorrect data type to the…
Priority LOW 23CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Prosody 0.8.x before 0.8.1, when MySQL is used, assigns an incorrect data type to the value column in certain tables, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (data truncation) by sending a large amount of data.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01429 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-2531
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-68xv-w725-c7q5
References
More Prosody vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-00154 XML external entity injection in prosody CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-07663 Improper authentication in [UNKNOWN] prosody CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2014-02196 Prosody before 0.9.4 does not properly restrict the processing of compressed XML… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2014-02195 plugins/mod_compression.lua in (1) Prosody before 0.9.4 and (2) Lightwitch Metronome… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-31684 Resource allocation without limits in Prosody CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-31683 Memory leak in Prosody CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2011-2531 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-2531 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-68xv-w725-c7q5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences