Privilege escalation in Mcabber
CVE-2016-9928
MCabber before 1.0.4 is vulnerable to roster push attacks, which allows remote attackers to intercept communications, or add themselves as an entity on a 3rd party's roster as another user, which will also garner associated privileges, via crafted XMPP packets.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.045 (90.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Mcabber — versions before 1.0.4
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 16.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@debian.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@debian.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@debian.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9928?
- CVE-2016-9928 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcabber, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2020-02-06.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9928?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.