← Back to results
Vulnerability record · public intelligence
CVE-2021-32917
UNKNOWN

CVE-2021-32917

Published May 13, 2021 · Updated Nov 3, 2026

Severity · CVSSUNKNOWN · Not scored
Known exploitationNot listed
EPSS / likelihood2.16%
QFinch risk scoreNot available

Original summary

Normalized public record · Updated Nov 3, 2026

An issue was discovered in Prosody before 0.11.9. The proxy65 component allows open access by default, even if neither of the users has an XMPP account on the local server, allowing unrestricted use of the server's bandwidth.

Publisher and source text is retained separately from QFinch interpretation.

QFinch assessment

An issue was discovered in Prosody before 0.11.9. The proxy65 component allows open access by default, even if neither of the users has an XMPP account on the local server, allowing unrestricted use of the server's bandwidth.

Evidence: public source records

Affected products

Affected scope reported by the available public evidence
Affected package, product or rangeFix status
Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions.Consult source advisory

Matching a version is only one part of assessing exposure. QFinch has not assessed your environment on this public page.

Remediation

Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.

  1. Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
  2. Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
  3. Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Review primary references

Evidence coverage

FIRST-EPSSCVE-LIST-V5
SSVC priority
LOW
Confidence
Not available
Aliases
None reported

Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.

Sources and record history

  1. blog.prosody.im ↗
  2. [oss-security] 20210513 Prosody XMPP server advisory 2021-05-12 (multiple vulnerabilities) ↗
  3. [oss-security] 20210514 Re: Prosody XMPP server advisory 2021-05-12 (multiple vulnerabilities) ↗
  4. DSA-4916 ↗
  5. FEDORA-2021-b5d8c6d086 ↗
  6. FEDORA-2021-a33f6e36e1 ↗
  7. FEDORA-2021-498be8f560 ↗
  8. security.gentoo.org ↗
  9. [debian-lts-announce] 20210616 [SECURITY] [DLA 2687-1] prosody security update ↗

Record history

Published May 13, 2021 · Last refreshed Nov 3, 2026