Vulnerability in Slixmpp Project
CVE-2019-1000021
slixmpp version before commit 7cd73b594e8122dddf847953fcfc85ab4d316416 contains an incorrect Access Control vulnerability in XEP-0223 plugin (Persistent Storage of Private Data via PubSub) options profile, used for the configuration of default access model that can result in all of the contacts of the victim can see private data having been published to a PEP node. This attack appears to be exploitable if the user of this library publishes any private data on PEP, the node isn't configured to be private. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in commit 7cd73b594e8122dddf847953fcfc85ab4d316416 which is included in slixmpp 1.4.2.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (83.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- lab.louiz.org/poezio/slixmpp/commit/7cd73b594e8122dddf847953fcfc85ab4d316416 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0223.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1000021?
- CVE-2019-1000021 is a high-severity vulnerability in Slixmpp Project. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-02-04.
- How severe is CVE-2019-1000021?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.