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TI-2017-03592 Aliases CVE-2017-5590GHSA-8mv4-j2q7-6w42

An incorrect implementation of "XEP-0280: Message Carbons" in multiple XMPP clients…

Priority LOW 28CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-346.

Summary

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 ChatSecure (3.2.0 - 4.0.0; only iOS) and Zom (all versions up to 1.0.11; only iOS).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0073 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:chatsecure:chatsecure:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*3.2.0VulnerableChatsecure
cpe:2.3:a:chatsecure:chatsecure:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*3.2.1VulnerableChatsecure
cpe:2.3:a:chatsecure:chatsecure:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*3.2.2VulnerableChatsecure
cpe:2.3:a:chatsecure:chatsecure:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*3.2.3VulnerableChatsecure
cpe:2.3:a:chatsecure:chatsecure:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*4.0.0VulnerableChatsecure
cpe:2.3:a:zom:zom:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*up to 1.0.11VulnerableZom
  • cpe:2.3:a:chatsecure:chatsecure:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* Versions 3.2.0 Vulnerable ·Chatsecure
  • cpe:2.3:a:chatsecure:chatsecure:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·Chatsecure
  • cpe:2.3:a:chatsecure:chatsecure:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* Versions 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·Chatsecure
  • cpe:2.3:a:chatsecure:chatsecure:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* Versions 3.2.3 Vulnerable ·Chatsecure
  • cpe:2.3:a:chatsecure:chatsecure:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·Chatsecure
  • cpe:2.3:a:zom:zom:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* Versions up to 1.0.11 Vulnerable ·Zom

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5590
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8mv4-j2q7-6w42

References

Exploit 3

Patch 2

Sources

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