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MEDIUM · 5.9

CVE-2022-24968

In Mellium mellium.im/xmpp through 0.21.0, an attacker capable of spoofing DNS TXT records can redirect a WebSocket connection request to a server under their control without causing TLS certificate v...

Vulnerability Description

In Mellium mellium.im/xmpp through 0.21.0, an attacker capable of spoofing DNS TXT records can redirect a WebSocket connection request to a server under their control without causing TLS certificate verification to fail. This occurs because the wrong host name is selected during this verification.

CVSS Score

5.9

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
MelliumXmpp>= 0.18.0, < 0.21.1

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-295

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2022-24968?

CVE-2022-24968 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9 (MEDIUM). In Mellium mellium.im/xmpp through 0.21.0, an attacker capable of spoofing DNS TXT records can redirect a WebSocket connection request to a server under their control without causing TLS certificate v...

How severe is CVE-2022-24968?

CVE-2022-24968 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.9/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2022-24968?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mellium Xmpp.