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Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-18393 · published 24 October 2019

CVE-2019-18393: Igniterealtime openfire path traversal vulnerability

Igniterealtime · Openfire

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.

5.3 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 14% · top 3.6% CWE-22 · Path traversal
5.3CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.0
14%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-18393), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.