CVE-2018-10847

4.2 MEDIUM 2% exploit odds Fix listed

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2018-07-30 17:29 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 01:34 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 1.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 4.2 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2018-07-30 17:29 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 01:34 UTC
Exploit probability: 1.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-592
Record status: Modified

Affected

Prosody < 0.9.14
Prosody 0.10.0
Prosody 0.10.1

Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 4.2

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Raw vector

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

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record