Vulnerability · Published Dec 25, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-45197
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity improper certificate validation in the slixmpp package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 56.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | slixmpp | 1.8.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-45197 |
| Debian:13 | slixmpp | 1.8.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-45197 |
| Debian:14 | slixmpp | 1.8.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-45197 |
| PyPI | slixmpp | 1.8.3 | GHSA-q6cq-m9gm-6q2f |
| PyPI | slixmpp | 1.8.3 | PYSEC-2022-43013 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | slixmpp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-45197 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-295 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N