VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-15911

CVSS score4.8 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.73%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-10-26

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The Admin Console in Ignite Realtime Openfire Server before 4.1.7 allows arbitrary client-side JavaScript code execution on victims who click a crafted setup/setup-host-settings.jsp?domain= link, aka XSS. Session ID and data theft may follow as well as the possibility of bypassing CSRF protections, injection of iframes to establish communication channels, etc. The vulnerability is present after login into the application.

Weakness classification

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory