Medium severity · published Jan 26, 2026
CVE-2020-36956
Openfire 4.6.0 - 'path' Stored XSS
6.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
Openfire · igniterealtime
through 4.6.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36956
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36956
github.com
https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire
www.exploit-db.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49229
www.igniterealtime.org
https://www.igniterealtime.org/downloads/
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openfire-path-stored-xss
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