Vulnerability Description
prosody before versions 0.10.2, 0.9.14 is vulnerable to an Authentication Bypass. Prosody did not verify that the virtual host associated with a user session remained the same across stream restarts. A user may authenticate to XMPP host A and migrate their authenticated session to XMPP host B of the same Prosody instance.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Prosody | Prosody | < 0.9.14 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://blog.prosody.im/prosody-0-10-2-security-release/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10847Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://issues.prosody.im/1147Vendor Advisory
- https://prosody.im/security/advisory_20180531/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4216Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.prosody.im/prosody-0-10-2-security-release/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10847Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://issues.prosody.im/1147Vendor Advisory
- https://prosody.im/security/advisory_20180531/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4216Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2018-10847?
CVE-2018-10847 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.2 (MEDIUM). prosody before versions 0.10.2, 0.9.14 is vulnerable to an Authentication Bypass. Prosody did not verify that the virtual host associated with a user session remained the same across stream restarts. ...
How severe is CVE-2018-10847?
CVE-2018-10847 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.2/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2018-10847?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Prosody Prosody.