# CVE-2009-0496: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Ignite Realtime Openfire 3.6.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 3 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2009-02-10 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=254309
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32943
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47835
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32940
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32944
- http://www.igniterealtime.org/issues/browse/JM-1506
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33452
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32935
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47845
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47834
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32939
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32938
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32937
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499880/100/0/threaded
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/openfire-multiple-vulnerabilities
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32677
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32679
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32678

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