Is CVE-2017-5605 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-5605 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-5605?

CVE-2017-5605 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-5605?

CVE-2017-5605 has an EPSS score of 0.94% (56th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2017-5605?

No published fix for CVE-2017-5605 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-5605

MEDIUM

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An incorrect implementation of "XEP-0280: Message Carbons" in multiple XMPP clients 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. This CVE is for Movim 0.8 - 0.10.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation CWE-346

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.94%probability of exploitation in 30 days

56thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 56% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Exploit3

Other references1

securityfocus.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.