Cross-site scripting in Openfire - CVE-2020-24601

 

Cross-site scripting in Openfire - CVE-2020-24601

Published: September 2, 2020 / Updated: September 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU46544
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-24601
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Ignite Realtime
Affected software:
Openfire

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

In Ignite Realtime Openfire 4.5.1 a Stored Cross-site Vulnerability allows an attacker to execute an arbitrary malicious URL via the vulnerable POST parameter searchName", "alias" in the import certificate trusted page


How to mitigate CVE-2020-24601

Install update from vendor's website.

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