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CVE-2019-18393

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-18393 is a directory traversal vulnerability in Ignite Realtime Openfire versions through 4.4.2, specifically within the PluginServlet.java component. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to access arbitrary files outside the intended Openfire home directory. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium) and an EPSS score indicating a higher-than-average likelihood of exploitation, with potential for information disclosure. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit templates are available for tools like Nuclei, suggesting active interest from security researchers. Despite this, there is no public community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
13.94%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2019-18393 · Feb 19, 2021
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1394 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 23,701 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.igniterealtime.openfire:parentFixed in: 4.5.0-beta

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-59h8-h34r-q9cvmedium

Ignite Realtime Openfire directory traversal vulnerability

May 24, 2022

References

github.com / igniterealtime/Openfire/pull/1498
PatchThird Party Advisory
swarm.ptsecurity.com / openfire-admin-console