Fortinet Discovers Ignite Realtime Openfire Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Summary

Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs has discovered a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Ignite Realtime Openfire.


Openfire is a realtime collaboration (RTC) server licensed under the Open Source Apache License. It uses the widely adopted open protocol for instant messaging, XMPP (also called Jabber).


A reflected XSS vulnerability has been discovered in Openfire Search Plugin 1.7.2 and earlier versions. It is caused by inadequate filtering on the search function.

Solutions

FortiGuard Labs released the following FortiGate IPS signature which covers this specific vulnerability:

IgniteRealtime.Openfire.Search.XSS
Released Apr 17, 2019
Users should apply the solution provided by Ignite Realtime.

Timeline

Fortinet reported the vulnerability to Ignite Realtime on Dec 6, 2018.

Ignite Realtime confirmed the vulnerability on Apr 17, 2019.

Ignite Realtime patched the vulnerability on Sept 25, 2019.

Acknowledgement

This vulnerability was discovered by Zhouyuan Yang of Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs.

IPS Subscription

Fortinet customers who subscribe to Fortinet's intrusion prevention (IPS) service should be protected against this vulnerability with the appropriate configuration parameters in place. Fortinet's IPS service is one component of FortiGuard Subscription Services, which also offer comprehensive solutions such as antivirus, Web content filtering and antispam capabilities. These services enable protection against threats on both application and network layers. FortiGuard Services are continuously updated by FortiGuard Labs, which enables Fortinet to deliver a combination of multi-layered security intelligence and true zero-day protection from new and emerging threats. These updates are delivered to all FortiGate, FortiMail and FortiClient products. Fortinet strictly follows responsible disclosure guidelines to ensure optimum protection during a threat's lifecycle.