Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ejabberd before 2.0.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors related to links and MUC logs.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | ejabberd | 2.0.5-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | ejabberd | 2.0.5-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | ejabberd | 2.0.5-1 | — |
| Debian 5.0 | ejabberd | 2.0.1-6+lenny1 | DSA-1774-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1774-1 ejabberd - cross-site scripting Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- ejabberd-chatroom-xss(49289) vdb-entry
- 34133 vdb-entry
- 34354 third-party-advisory
- http://www.process-one.net/en/ejabberd/release_notes/release_note_ejabberd_204
- DSA-1774 vendor-advisory
- 52714 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2009-2746 vendor-advisory
- 34781 third-party-advisory
- 34340 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2009-2747 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20090316 CVE request: XSS in MUC logs of ejabberd mailing-list