Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the theme_adium_append_message function in empathy-theme-adium.c in the Adium theme in libempathy-gtk in Empathy 3.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted alias (aka nickname).
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 11 | empathy | 3.2.1.1-1 | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | empathy | 3.12.12-3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10383-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10383-1 empathy-3.12.12-3.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
References
- 46510 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=747599
- 50323 vdb-entry
- 76485 vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=662035
- 46939 third-party-advisory
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/empathy/commit/?id=739aca418457de752be13721218aaebc74bd9d36