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 3.1 · 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 profanity (0.4.7 - 0.5.0).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00838 58th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:profanity_project:profanity:0.4.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.7 | Vulnerable | Profanity Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:profanity_project:profanity:0.4.7:cyg1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.7 cyg1 | Vulnerable | Profanity Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:profanity_project:profanity:0.4.7:cyg2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.7 cyg2 | Vulnerable | Profanity Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:profanity_project:profanity:0.4.7:cyg3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.7 cyg3 | Vulnerable | Profanity Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:profanity_project:profanity:0.4.7:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.7 patch1 | Vulnerable | Profanity Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:profanity_project:profanity:0.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.0 | Vulnerable | Profanity Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:profanity_project:profanity:0.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Profanity Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:profanity_project:profanity:0.4.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.7 Vulnerable ·Profanity Project
- cpe:2.3:a:profanity_project:profanity:0.4.7:cyg1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.7 cyg1 Vulnerable ·Profanity Project
- cpe:2.3:a:profanity_project:profanity:0.4.7:cyg2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.7 cyg2 Vulnerable ·Profanity Project
- cpe:2.3:a:profanity_project:profanity:0.4.7:cyg3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.7 cyg3 Vulnerable ·Profanity Project
- cpe:2.3:a:profanity_project:profanity:0.4.7:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.7 patch1 Vulnerable ·Profanity Project
- cpe:2.3:a:profanity_project:profanity:0.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.0 Vulnerable ·Profanity Project
- cpe:2.3:a:profanity_project:profanity:0.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Profanity Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5592
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6c39-xj34-c7cw
References
More Profanity Project Profanity vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-19394 profanity through 1.60 has only four billion possible RNG initializations. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-5592 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-5592 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6c39-xj34-c7cw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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