CVE-2020-36956
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CVE-2020-36956 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.4/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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- Status
- Deferred
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