igniterealtime Openfire up to 4.6.0 Configuration path cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in igniterealtime Openfire up to 4.6.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Configuration Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument path results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2020-36956. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in igniterealtime Openfire up to 4.6.0. This affects an unknown code of the component Configuration Handler. The manipulation of the argument path with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Openfire 4.6.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the nodejs plugin that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts through the 'path' parameter. Attackers can craft a payload with script tags to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of administrative users viewing the nodejs configuration page.

The weakness was disclosed by j5s as 49229. It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-36956 since 01/26/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (49229). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/26/2026 CVE reserved
01/27/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
01/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 49229
Researcher: j5s
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-36956 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-36956
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-342927
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2026 02:17
Changes: 01/27/2026 02:17 (81)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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