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CVE-2009-0496

4.3 · MEDIUM

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Ignite Realtime Openfire 3.6.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) log parameter to (a) logviewer.jsp an…

Published Feb 10, 2009ignite_realtimeCWE-79EPSS 4.35%

Overview

CVE-2009-0496 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting ignite_realtime openfire. It was published on February 10, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Ignite Realtime Openfire 3.6.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) log parameter to (a) logviewer.jsp and (b) log.jsp; (2) search parameter to (c) group-summary.jsp; (3) username parameter to (d) user-properties.jsp; (4) logDir, (5) maxTotalSize, (6) maxFileSize, (7) maxDays, and (8) logTimeout parameters to (e) audit-policy.jsp; (9) propName parameter to (f) server-properties.jsp; and the (10) roomconfig_roomname and (11) roomconfig_roomdesc parameters to (g) muc-room-edit-form.jsp. NOTE: this can be leveraged for arbitrary code execution by using XSS to upload a malicious plugin.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from ignite_realtime. Update openfire to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/33452Refwww.coresecurity.com/content/openfire-multiple-vulnerabilitiesRefwww.igniterealtime.org/issues/browse/JM-1506Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499880/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/32935Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/32937Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/32938Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/32939Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/32940Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/32943

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-0496?

CVE-2009-0496 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting ignite_realtime openfire. It was published on February 10, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2009-0496?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2009-0496?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from ignite_realtime. Update openfire to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2009-0496?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2009-0496 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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