PT-2026-4780 · Ignite Realtime · Openfire

Published 2026-01-26 · Updated 2026-01-26 · CVE-2020-36956

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Openfire version 4.6.0

Description A stored cross-site scripting issue exists in the nodejs plugin. This allows attackers to inject malicious scripts using the path parameter. By crafting a payload with script tags, an attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript when administrative users view the nodejs configuration page.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-36956

Affected Products

Openfire

References · 6

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/49229 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36956 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-36956 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire · Note
• https://igniterealtime.org/downloads · Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openfire-path-stored-xss · Note