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medium 5.3

CVE-2019-18393 json

Ignite Realtime Openfire directory traversal vulnerability

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-59h8-h34r-q9cv , EUVD-2022-2551

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
13.9%
EPSS 13.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

PluginServlet.java in Ignite Realtime Openfire through 4.4.2 does not ensure that retrieved files are located under the Openfire home directory, aka a directory traversal vulnerability.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.igniterealtime.openfire:parent 4.5.0-beta

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Exploit prediction

13.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Nuclei template Ignite Realtime Openfire <4.42 - Local File Inclusion nuclei detection template

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.igniterealtime.openfire:parent
<4.5.0-beta
4.5.0-beta

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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