CVE-2019-20528
Ignite Realtime Openfire allows Cross-site Scripting
Ignite Realtime Openfire 4.4.1 allows XSS via the setup/setup-datasource-standard.jsp username parameter.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Ignite Realtime Openfire 4.4.1 allows XSS via the setup/setup-datasource-standard.jsp username parameter.
- Record
CVE-2019-20528- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Ignite Realtime Openfire 4.4.1 allows XSS via the setup/setup-datasource-standard.jsp username parameter.
- Record
CVE-2019-20528- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5663 No score
Ignite Realtime Openfire 4.4.1 allows XSS via the setup/setup-datasource-standard.jsp username parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5663- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wx2w-8pqw-vp4g
Ignite Realtime Openfire allows Cross-site Scripting
Ignite Realtime Openfire 4.4.1 allows XSS via the setup/setup-datasource-standard.jsp username parameter. This issue was fixed in version 4.4.2.
- Record
GHSA-wx2w-8pqw-vp4g- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Ignite Realtime Openfire 4.4.1 allows XSS via the setup/setup-datasource-standard.jsp username parameter.
- Record
CVE-2019-20528- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-wx2w-8pqw-vp4g
Ignite Realtime Openfire allows Cross-site Scripting
Ignite Realtime Openfire 4.4.1 allows XSS via the setup/setup-datasource-standard.jsp username parameter. This issue was fixed in version 4.4.2.
- Record
GHSA-wx2w-8pqw-vp4g- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserverMaven |
before 4.4.2 | 4.4.2 |
org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserverMaven |
before 4.4.2, plus listed versions 4.2.0 |
4.4.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-20528 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Igniterealtime Openfire, published March 18, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.91%, the 60th percentile. Fixed in org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver 4.4.2.