Openfire
CVE-2020-24602
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Ignite Realtime Openfire 4.5.1 has a reflected Cross-site scripting vulnerability which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary malicious URL via the vulnerable GET parameter searchName",. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Ignite Realtime Openfire 4.5.1 has a reflected Cross-site scripting vulnerability which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary malicious URL via the vulnerable GET parameter searchName", "searchValue", "searchDescription", "searchDefaultValue","searchPlugin", "searchDescription" and "searchDynamic" in the Server Properties and Security Audit Viewer JSP page Affected products include: Igniterealtime Openfire.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Ignite Realtime Openfire 4.5.1 has a reflected Cross-site scripting vulnerability which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary malicious URL via the vulnerable GET parameter searchName", "searchValue", "searchDescription", "searchDefaultValue","searchPlugin", "searchDescription" and "searchDynamic" in the Server Properties and Security Audit Viewer JSP page
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
Openfire is an XMPP server licensed under the Open Source Apache License. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerabi
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Ignite Realtime Openfire 3.10.2 allow remote attackers to
An issue in Ignite Realtime Openfire v.4.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the ROOM_CAC
A Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in FaviconServlet.java in Ignite Realtime Openfire through 4.4.2 allo
Ignite Realtime Openfire 3.10.2 allows remote authenticated users to gain administrator access via the isadmin parameter
An issue in Ignite Realtime Openfire before 4.8.1 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the admin.authoriz
Ignite Realtime Openfire 4.6.0 has plugins/clientcontrol/spark-form.jsp Reflective XSS. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1)
A Reflected XSS vulnerability was discovered in Ignite Realtime Openfire version 4.5.1. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1)
In Ignite Realtime Openfire 4.5.1 a Stored Cross-site Vulnerability allows an attacker to execute an arbitrary malicious
Ignite Realtime Openfire before 3.9.2 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-suppl
Ignite Realtime Openfire 4.6.0 has plugins/dbaccess/db-access.jsp sql Stored XSS. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this
Ignite Realtime Openfire 4.6.0 has create-bookmark.jsp users Stored XSS. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerab
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