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CVE-2024-46957VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2024-46957: xmpp · n/a

Affects xmppSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical · fixed in 0.22.0 : patch xmpp as a priority.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 49% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.22.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 24 Sep 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Gomellium/im/xmpppkg:golang/mellium/im/xmppOther threatsAffected
  • >=0.0.1 <=0.21.4
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-46957, organizations should immediately upgrade the Mellium XMPP library to version 0.22.0 or later, where the vulnerability is fixed. Developers must ensure that their implementations avoid using predictable IDs for message stanzas and enforce strict verification of stanza types during processing. Incorporating randomness and cryptographic nonce mechanisms for IDs can prevent spoofing attempts. Additionally, network-level protections such as TLS encryption and strict access controls should be enforced to reduce attack surface. Monitoring XMPP traffic for anomalous patterns and implementing intrusion detection systems tailored to XMPP can help detect exploitation attempts. Regular security audits and code reviews focusing on authentication and message validation logic are recommended to prevent similar issues.

Description

Mellium mellium.im/xmpp 0.0.1 through 0.21.4 allows response spoofing if the implementation uses predictable IDs because the stanza type is not checked. This is fixed in 0.22.0.

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