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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-11688

Ignite Realtime Openfire before 3.9.2 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability via a crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

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31 Oct 2026, 10:02 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2018-11688

core-osv · Original source

Published 13 Jun 2018, 16:29 UTC

Ignite Realtime Openfire before 3.9.2 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability via a crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

osv:CVE-2018-11688
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-11688",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "CVE-2018-11688",
    "summary": "Ignite Realtime Openfire before 3.9.2 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability via a crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2018-11688",
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      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
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                },
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                },
                {
                  "fixed": "ed3492a24274fd454afe93a499db49f3d6335108"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
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                        "introduced": "3.7.1"
                      },
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                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
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                    "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
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            "v3.7.1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
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        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:49:42.734611390Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/compare/v3.9.1...v3.9.2",
        "https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/commit/ed3492a24274fd454afe93a499db49f3d6335108#diff-3f607cf668ad8f1091e789a2c1dca32a",
        "https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2018-11688"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2018-11688",
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      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 380728,
  "published_at": "2018-06-13T16:29:01.437+00:00"
}