JabberD 2.x (aka jabberd2) before 2.6.1 allows anyone to authenticate using SASL…
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
JabberD 2.x (aka jabberd2) before 2.6.1 allows anyone to authenticate using SASL ANONYMOUS, even when the sasl.anonymous c2s.xml option is not enabled.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02812 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
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.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-10807
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cv95-3vq8-8f64
References
More Jabberd2 vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-01534 jabberd2 before 2.2.14 does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-13410 The Gentoo net-im/jabberd2 package through 2.6.1 installs jabberd, jabberd2-c2s… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2015-01845 c2s/c2s.c in Jabber Open Source Server 2.3.2 and earlier truncates data without ensuring… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2012-03053 s2s/out.c in jabberd2 2.2.16 and earlier does not verify that a request was made for an… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8
- TI-2017-13411 The Gentoo net-im/jabberd2 package through 2.6.1 sets the ownership of /var/run/jabber to… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-10807 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-10807 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cv95-3vq8-8f64 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-10807 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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