Openfire 4.6.0 - 'path' Stored XSS | Advisories

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Openfire 4.6.0 - 'path' Stored XSS

severity: medium
date: January 26, 2026
Affecting: Openfire <= 4.6.0
CVE: CVE-2020-36956
CWE: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVSS: 5.1
CVSS V4 Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
References: ExploitDB-49229
Openfire GitHub Repository
Openfire Software Downloads
Credit: j5s
Description: 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.