jcbrand/converse.js · Security
User Impersonation in converse.js
- GHSA ID
- GHSA-w973-2qcc-p78x
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-5858
- Severity
- medium
- Published
- Updated
- CVSS
- 5.9 · CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CVSS v3
- 5.9 · CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Description
Versions of converse.js prior to 1.0.7 for 1.x or 2.0.5 for 2.x are vulnerable to User Impersonation. The package provides an incorrect implementation of XEP-0280: Message Carbons that 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.
Recommendation
If you're using converse.js 1.x, upgrade to 1.0.7 or later.
If you're using converse.js 2.x, upgrade to 2.0.5 or later.
CWEs
- CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation
- CWE-346 · Origin Validation Error
References
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CONVERSEJS-449664 ↗
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/974 ↗
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29 ↗
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5858 ↗
- https://github.com/jcbrand/converse.js/commit/42f249cabbbf5c026398e6d3b350f6f9536ea572 ↗
- https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/ ↗
- https://rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdf ↗
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96183 ↗
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w973-2qcc-p78x ↗