XSS in Igniterealtime Openfire
CVE-2020-36956
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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (18.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 18.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Igniterealtime Openfire — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49229 (exploit)
- github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire (product)
- www.igniterealtime.org/downloads/ (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openfire-path-stored-xss (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-36956?
- CVE-2020-36956 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Igniterealtime Openfire, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2026-01-26.
- How severe is CVE-2020-36956?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.