# CVE-2019-20365: XSS in Ignite Realtime Openfire via Users/Group search page

> Cross-site scripting in Openfire allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts via the user search page, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Jan 2020
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-289r-987x-mj54

## What is CVE-2019-20365?

CVE-2019-20365 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An XSS issue was discovered in Ignite Realtime Openfire 4.4.4 via search to the Users/Group search page.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20365?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Igniterealtime Openfire.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-20365?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-20365 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-20365 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20365 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-32315](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32315/): Ignite Realtime Openfire Path Traversal (high 8.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-25421](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25421/): Ignite Realtime Openfire privilege escalation vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-45967](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45967/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-18394](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18394/): Ignite Realtime Openfire vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-2741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2741/): Ignite Realtime Openfire vulnerable to XMPPbomb attack (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-20365 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-20365 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20365 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-20365/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-20365/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-20365
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20365
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-20365

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-20365/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.