High severity · published Jul 30, 2021
CVE-2021-37601
muc.lib.lua in Prosody 0.11.0 through 0.11.9 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (list of admins, members, owners, and banned entities of a Multi-User chat…
7.5
CVSS
2.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
muc.lib.lua in Prosody 0.11.0 through 0.11.9 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (list of admins, members, owners, and banned entities of a Multi-User chat room) in some common configurations.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.3% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PR
Prosody · Prosody
0.11.0 through 0.11.9 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37601
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-37601
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/28/4
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7BZRRPCNOETB4MN4XSYPRBBKDIHO27DY/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EMKIOEP2CYWHVVUCNWISPE4AGH4IR7O2/
Exploit
https://prosody.im/
Vendor Advisory
https://prosody.im/security/advisory_20210722/
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