CVE-2021-37601: High severity Prosody prosody vulnerability

Published Jul 28, 2021
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Updated

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.

Affected Software

12 affected componentsFixes available
Prosody prosody>=0.11.0<=0.11.9
alpine/prosody>=0.11.0<0.11.10-r0
0.11.10-r0
alpine/prosody>=0.11.0<0.11.10-r0
0.11.10-r0
alpine/prosody>=0.11.0<0.11.10-r0
0.11.10-r0
alpine/prosody>=0.11.0<0.11.10-r0
0.11.10-r0
alpine/prosody>=0.11.0<0.11.10-r0
0.11.10-r0
alpine/prosody>=0.11.0<0.11.10-r0
0.11.10-r0
alpine/prosody>=0.11.0<0.11.10-r0
0.11.10-r0
alpine/prosody>=0.11.0<0.11.10-r0
0.11.10-r0
alpine/prosody>=0.11.0<0.11.10-r0
0.11.10-r0
alpine/prosody>=0.11.0<0.11.10-r0
0.11.10-r0
alpine/prosody>=0.11.0<0.11.10-r0
0.11.10-r0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/prosody to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0.11.10-r0

Event History

Jul 28, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:52 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:52 PM
DescriptionSeverity
Jul 30, 2021
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2021-37601?

CVE-2021-37601 is a vulnerability in Prosody 0.11.0 through 0.11.9 that allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

2

How does CVE-2021-37601 affect Prosody?

CVE-2021-37601 affects Prosody versions 0.11.0 through 0.11.9.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2021-37601?

CVE-2021-37601 has a severity level of 7.5 (High).

4

What is the impact of CVE-2021-37601?

CVE-2021-37601 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, specifically a list of admins, members, owners, and banned entities of a Multi-User chat room.

5

How can I fix CVE-2021-37601?

To fix CVE-2021-37601, upgrade your Prosody installation to a version higher than 0.11.9.

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