Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2005-4876 is a cross-site scripting issue in the Openfire admin console login page. A remote attacker could inject script or HTML through the username field. Business urgency depends on whether very old Openfire or Wildfire admin consoles remain deployed and reachable. Exposure is most likely in legacy Openfire/Wildfire deployments running 2.2.2 or pre-2.3.0 Beta 2 builds, especially where the admin console is reachable from user networks or the internet. Treat as a legacy exposure cleanup item unless an affected admin console is reachable by untrusted users. Internet-exposed or broadly reachable admin consoles should be prioritized because XSS on a management login page can support credential or session risk. Mitigation focus: Identify any Openfire or Wildfire instances and record exact versions.; Move off Openfire 2.2.2 and pre-2.3.0 Beta 2 builds where present.; Restrict admin console access to trusted management networks..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- openfire-username-xss(44689)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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