Ignite Realtime Openfire 4.5.1 has a reflected Cross-site scripting vulnerability which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary malicious U…

published 2020-09-02 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also BIT-openfire-2020-24602 , EUVD-2020-17319

cvss: 6.1; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.0%; EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
public exploits: 0; none known

Ignite Realtime Openfire 4.5.1 has a reflected Cross-site scripting vulnerability which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary malicious URL via the vulnerable GET parameter searchName", "searchValue", "searchDescription", "searchDefaultValue","searchPlugin", "searchDescription" and "searchDynamic" in the Server Properties and Security Audit Viewer JSP page

Exploit prediction

1.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

cybersecurityworks.com https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2020-24602-ignite-realtime-openfire.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
OSV	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
bitnami	openfire	>=4.5.1, <=4.5.1	no fix listed

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

cybersecurityworks.com /zerodays/cve-2020-24602-ignite-realtime-openfire.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, web
issues.igniterealtime.org /browse/OF-1963
vendor-advisory, web

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary