CVE-2026-43504
An issue was discovered in Prosody before 0.12.6 and 1.0.0 through 13.0.0 before 13.0.5, when...
An issue was discovered in Prosody before 0.12.6 and 1.0.0 through 13.0.0 before 13.0.5, when mod_proxy65 is enabled. Because mod_proxy65 mishandles access control in a paused scenario, relaying of unauthenticated traffic can occur.
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
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.5
An issue was discovered in Prosody before 0.12.6 and 1.0.0 through 13.0.0 before 13.0.5, when mod_proxy65 is enabled. Because mod_proxy65 mishandles access control in a paused scenario, relaying of unauthenticated traffic can occur.
- Record
CVE-2026-43504- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-26657
6.5
An issue was discovered in Prosody before 0.12.6 and 1.0.0 through 13.0.0 before 13.0.5, when mod_proxy65 is enabled. Because mod_proxy65 mishandles access control in a paused scenario, relaying of unauthenticated traffic can occur.
- Record
EUVD-2026-26657- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gjv9-jvc7-9mhf
6.5
An issue was discovered in Prosody before 0.12.6 and 1.0.0 through 13.0.0 before 13.0.5, when...
An issue was discovered in Prosody before 0.12.6 and 1.0.0 through 13.0.0 before 13.0.5, when mod_proxy65 is enabled. Because mod_proxy65 mishandles access control in a paused scenario, relaying of unauthenticated traffic can occur.
- Record
GHSA-gjv9-jvc7-9mhf- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.5
An issue was discovered in Prosody before 0.12.6 and 1.0.0 through 13.0.0 before 13.0.5, when mod_proxy65 is enabled. Because mod_proxy65 mishandles access control in a paused scenario, relaying of unauthenticated traffic can occur.
- Record
CVE-2026-43504- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2026-43504
6.5
An issue was discovered in Prosody before 0.12.6 and 1.0.0 through 13.0.0 before 13.0.5, when mod_proxy65 is enabled. Because mod_proxy65 mishandles access control in a paused scenario, relaying of unauthenticated traffic can occur.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2026-43504- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-43504
6.5
An issue was discovered in Prosody before 0.12.6 and 1.0.0 through 13.0.0 before 13.0.5, when mod_proxy65 is enabled. Because mod_proxy65 mishandles access control in a paused scenario, relaying of unauthenticated traffic can occur.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43504- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43504
6.5
An issue was discovered in Prosody before 0.12.6 and 1.0.0 through 13.0.0 before 13.0.5, when mod_proxy65 is enabled. Because mod_proxy65 mishandles access control in a paused scenario, relaying of unauthenticated traffic can occur.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43504- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
prosodyAlpine:v3.23 |
13.0.0 up to 13.0.5-r0 | 13.0.5-r0 |
prosodyAlpine:v3.24 |
13.0.0 up to 13.0.5-r0 | 13.0.5-r0 |
prosodyDebian:12 |
before 0.12.3-1+deb12u1, plus listed versions 0.12.3-1 |
0.12.3-1+deb12u1 |
prosodyDebian:13 |
before 13.0.1-1+deb131u, plus listed versions 13.0.1-1 |
13.0.1-1+deb131u |
prosodyDebian:14 |
before 13.0.5-1, plus listed versions 13.0.1-113.0.2-113.0.3-113.0.4-113.0.4-213.0.4-2~bpo13+113.0.5-1~bpo13+1 |
13.0.5-1 |
prosodyUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.9.8-10.9.9-10.9.10-1 |
None known |
prosodyUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.9.12-20.10.0-10.10.0-1build10.10.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
prosodyUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.11.2-10.11.3-10.11.4-1 |
None known |
prosodyUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.11.10-10.11.10-1build10.11.10-1build20.11.11-10.11.11-20.11.12-10.11.13-1 |
None known |
prosodyUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.12.3-10.12.4-10.12.4-1build10.12.4-1build20.12.4-1build3 |
None known |
prosodyUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.12.5-1build113.0.1-1 |
None known |
prosodyUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 13.0.4-213.0.5-113.0.6-113.0.6-1build1 |
None known |
prosodyUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 13.0.1-113.0.2-113.0.2-1build113.0.3-113.0.4-113.0.4-2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-43504 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Prosody, published May 1, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 17th percentile. Fixed in prosody 13.0.5-r0.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/01/5
prosody.im/security/advisory_735dd9d3
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43504
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gjv9-jvc7-9mhf
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-43504
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-43504
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-43504
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43504
hg.prosody.im/trunk/rev/4bbb17445ed9