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TI-2017-03608 Aliases CVE-2017-5606GHSA-gchp-x69g-3q35

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 Xabber (only if manually enabled: 1.0.30, 1.0.30 VIP, beta 1.0.3 - 1.0.74; Android).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00783 56th 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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xabber:xabber:*:*:*:*:-:android:*:*up to 1.0.30VulnerableXabber
cpe:2.3:a:xabber:xabber:*:*:*:*:vip:android:*:*up to 1.0.30VulnerableXabber
  • cpe:2.3:a:xabber:xabber:*:*:*:*:-:android:*:* Versions up to 1.0.30 Vulnerable ·Xabber
  • cpe:2.3:a:xabber:xabber:*:*:*:*:vip:android:*:* Versions up to 1.0.30 Vulnerable ·Xabber

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5606
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gchp-x69g-3q35

References

Exploit 3

Sources

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