CVE-2022-45197
Slixmpp lacks SSL Certificate hostname validation in XMLStream
CVE-2022-45197 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Slixmpp Project Slixmpp, published December 10, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 43rd percentile. Fixed in slixmpp 1.8.3.
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-45197- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
7.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-45197- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0279
7.5
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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0279- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q6cq-m9gm-6q2f
7.5
Slixmpp lacks SSL Certificate hostname validation in XMLStream
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.
- Record
GHSA-q6cq-m9gm-6q2f- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-45197- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-45197
7.5
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-45197- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
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OSVGHSA-q6cq-m9gm-6q2f
7.5
Slixmpp lacks SSL Certificate hostname validation in XMLStream
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.
- Record
GHSA-q6cq-m9gm-6q2f- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-45197
7.5
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-45197- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2022-0469 No score
Updated python-slixmpp packages fix security vulnerability
Fixes missing certificate hostname validation
- Record
MGASA-2022-0469- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2022:10241-1 No score
Security update for python-slixmpp
This update for python-slixmpp fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2022-45197: Fixed certificate hostname validation (boo#1205433)
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2022:10241-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2022:10242-1 No score
Security update for python-slixmpp
This update for python-slixmpp fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2022-45197: Fixed certificate hostname validation (boo#1205433)
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2022:10242-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12551-1 No score
python310-slixmpp-1.8.3-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the python310-slixmpp-1.8.3-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12551-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:14628-1 No score
python311-slixmpp-1.8.6-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the python311-slixmpp-1.8.6-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:14628-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2022-43013 No score
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.
- Record
PYSEC-2022-43013- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
slixmppPyPI |
before 1.8.3 | 1.8.3 |
slixmppDebian:12 |
before 1.8.3-1 | 1.8.3-1 |
slixmppDebian:13 |
before 1.8.3-1 | 1.8.3-1 |
slixmppDebian:14 |
before 1.8.3-1 | 1.8.3-1 |
slixmppPyPI |
before 1.8.3, plus listed versions 1.01.0.post11.0.post21.0.post31.0.post4 Show 22 moreShow less1.0.post51.11.21.2.11.2.21.2.31.2.41.2.4.post11.3.01.4.01.4.11.4.21.5.01.5.11.5.21.6.01.7.01.7.11.8.01.8.0.11.8.11.8.2 |
1.8.3 |
python-slixmppMageia:8 |
before 1.8.3-1.mga8 | 1.8.3-1.mga8 |
slixmppUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.2-1.1build2 |
None known |
slixmppUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.2-11.4.2-1build11.4.2-1build2 |
None known |
slixmppUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.7.0-21.7.0-2ubuntu11.7.1-11.7.1-1build1 |
None known |
python-slixmppSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP3 |
before 1.4.2-bp153.2.3.1 | 1.4.2-bp153.2.3.1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
python-slixmppopenSUSE:Leap 15.3 |
before 1.4.2-bp153.2.3.1 | 1.4.2-bp153.2.3.1 |
python-slixmppSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP4 |
before 1.4.2-bp154.2.3.1 | 1.4.2-bp154.2.3.1 |
python-slixmppopenSUSE:Leap 15.4 |
before 1.4.2-bp154.2.3.1 | 1.4.2-bp154.2.3.1 |
python-slixmppopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 1.8.6-1.1 | 1.8.6-1.1 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
github.com/poezio/slixmpp/tags
github.com/poezio/slixmpp/commits/master/slixmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py
lab.louiz.org/poezio/slixmpp/-/commits/master
lab.louiz.org/poezio/slixmpp/-/commit/b60b1b985db928532f97c4f61d6fbc801f0aa7fa
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-07
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45197
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github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/slixmpp/PYSEC-2022-43013.yaml
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q6cq-m9gm-6q2f
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-45197
github.com/poezio/slixmpp
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0469.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31200
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/RDCGUJ5VBYUCDAXSHYA5NX2THU2RYIXE
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-45197
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45197
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/ZTWQRGQUNC6IRUHCNF7HC3ZV3BQUI2TJ
bugzilla.suse.com/1205433
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-45197
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/HEPLQSEZKJOMWR57SHWYRWJJTW2H32LD
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/7YJ5Q22GRZVKZS3MVHYJQ4AMPXGMIIP7