CVE-2015-6972 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary scripts into Openfire admin pages, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-6972?
CVE-2015-6972 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Sep 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Ignite Realtime Openfire 3.10.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) groupchatName parameter to plugins/clientcontrol/create-bookmark.jsp; the (2) urlName parameter to plugins/clientcontrol/create-bookmark.jsp; the (3) hostname parameter to server-session-details.jsp; or the (4) search parameter to group-summary.jsp.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6972?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Igniterealtime Openfire.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6972?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6972 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-2015-6972 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6972 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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- CVE-2021-45967 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2019-18394 Ignite Realtime Openfire vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery
- CVE-2014-2741 Ignite Realtime Openfire vulnerable to XMPPbomb attack
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gp6j-6wfw-6chp.