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Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2022 15:23:11 +0100
From: Jonas Schäfer <jonas@...licki.name>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Prosody XMPP server advisory 2022-01-13 (Remote Unauthenticated Denial of Service) (CVE request)
Hi, quick update:
On Donnerstag, 13. Januar 2022 15:01:11 CET Jonas Schäfer wrote:
> If neither patching nor upgrading is an option, it is possible to unload
> the websocket module using:
>
> ```
> prosodyctl shell module unload websocket
> ```
This only works on recent Prosody trunk. On 0.11.x and earlier, you need to
- use module:unload("websocket") from the telnet console, OR
- unload the module via an XMPP Ad-Hoc command OR
- if neither of these online ways are available, remove the module from the
configuration and restart prosody.
kind regards,
Jonas
>
> However, note well that third-party modules may also use the vulnerable
> internal APIs to parse XML. Unloading websocket does not protect those
> other modules; only the patch or the upgrade can do that.
>
> **Fix**
>
> This issue is fixed in Prosody 0.11.12 by restricting the available XML
> features in the internal XML API.
>
> **Attribution**
>
> The issue was discovered during internal code review by Matthew Wild
> during the development of another feature. The patch was developed by
> Jonas Schäfer. A proof-of-concept exploit was developed by Jonas Schäfer
> and Kim Alvefur and will be published soon to allow administrators to
> check their instances.
>
> **Timeline**
>
> 2022-01-10: Discovery of the issue, development of an exploit as well as
> an initial patch. Sharing of this information with Jitsi and Snikket
> developers. Heads-up sent to the Snikket group chat.
>
> 2022-01-11: Refinement of the patch, release preparation. Heads-up sent
> to the Prosody group chat. Patch shared confidentially with Jitsi.
>
> 2022-01-12: Continued release preparation, notification of distros@.
>
> 2022-01-13: Coordinated Snikket and Prosody release with a
> fix, publication of the advisory.
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