SB2018053120 - Fedora 28 update for prosody
Published: May 31, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018053120
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10847)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of client-provided parameters during XMPP stream restarts. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted parameters, override the realm associated with the session, bypass security restrictions and impersonate a legitimate user.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.