CVE-2009-0496 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject scripts via multiple parameters, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution by uploading malicious plugins.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-0496?
CVE-2009-0496 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Feb 2009. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0496?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ignite Realtime Openfire.
How do I fix CVE-2009-0496?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0496 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2009-0496 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-0496 exists.
Public exploit code: 3 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-77qm-m87c-hvv8.