CVE-2026-115748 (GCVE-0-2026-115748)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-26 15:01 – Updated: 2026-10-26 15:34 Unsupported When Assigned
VLAI
Title
Apache Vysper: Authorization bypass
Summary
**UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED**  Authorization bypass in Apache Vysper, all versions. Apache Vysper is an XMPP (Jabber) server library. Its XEP-0077 (In-Band Registration) implementation is missing an authentication check, allowing any authenticated user to compromise other accounts. As this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-639 - Authorization bypass through User-Controlled key
Assigner
apache CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 76/100 over 1078 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache Vysper Affected: 0 , ≤ * (maven)
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Credits
Ho1aAs <xxy010605@gmail.com>
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