CVE-2022-45197: Slixmpp lacks SSL Certificate hostname validation in XMLStream

CVE-2022-45197 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-12-25

Slixmpp before 1.8.3 lacks SSL Certificate hostname validation in XMLStream, allowing an attacker to pose as any server in the eyes of Slixmpp.

Technologies: slixmpp (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2022-45197 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-45197 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2022-45197?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 25 December 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
slixmpp (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.8.3.
Is there a fix for CVE-2022-45197?
Yes. slixmpp (PyPI): upgrade to 1.8.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2022-45197?
Check whether you run slixmpp (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • slixmpp (PyPI): upgrade to 1.8.3 or later
    pip install "slixmpp>=1.8.3"

Affected products

  • slixmpp (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.8.3

Identifiers

  • CVE-2022-45197
  • GHSA-q6cq-m9gm-6q2f
  • PYSEC-2022-43013

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