Vulnerability in Slixmpp Project
CVE-2022-45197
Slixmpp before 1.8.3 lacks SSL Certificate hostname validation in XMLStream, allowing an attacker to pose as any server in the eyes of Slixmpp.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (38.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/poezio/slixmpp/tags (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/poezio/slixmpp/commits/master/slixmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lab.louiz.org/poezio/slixmpp/-/commits/master (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lab.louiz.org/poezio/slixmpp/-/commit/b60b1b985db928532f97c4f61d6fbc801f0aa7fa (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-07 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-45197?
- CVE-2022-45197 is a high-severity vulnerability in Slixmpp Project, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-12-25.
- How severe is CVE-2022-45197?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.