CVEs / CVE-2023-32315
CVE-2023-32315: Ignite Realtime Openfire Path Traversal Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 24 Aug 2023
- high 7.5 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 99.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Ignite Realtime Openfire contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to access restricted pages in the Openfire Admin Console reserved for administrative users.
Description
Openfire is an XMPP server licensed under the Open Source Apache License. Openfire's administrative console, a web-based application, was found to be vulnerable to a path traversal attack via the setup environment. This permitted an unauthenticated user to use the unauthenticated Openfire Setup Environment in an already configured Openfire environment to access restricted pages in the Openfire Admin Console reserved for administrative users. This vulnerability affects all versions of Openfire that have been released since April 2015, starting with version 3.10.0. The problem has been patched in Openfire release 4.7.5 and 4.6.8, and further improvements will be included in the yet-to-be released first version on the 4.8 branch (which is expected to be version 4.8.0). Users are advised to upgrade. If an Openfire upgrade isn’t available for a specific release, or isn’t quickly actionable, users may see the linked github advisory (GHSA-gw42-f939-fhvm) for mitigation advice.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| igniterealtime Openfire | >= 3.10.0, < 4.6.8 | — |
| igniterealtime Openfire | >= 4.7.0, < 4.7.5 | — |
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver (Maven) | from 3.10.0, before 4.6.8 | 4.6.8 |
| org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver (Maven) | from 4.7.0, before 4.7.5 | 4.7.5 |
Package versions from GHSA-gw42-f939-fhvm.
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 24 Aug 2023 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 14 Sep 2023 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.5 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
References
- CVE-2023-32315 on NVD
- CVE-2023-32315 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://www.igniterealtime.org/downloads/#openfire (cited by CISA)
- CVE-2023-32315 on OSV
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173607/Openfire-Authentication-Bypass-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/security/advisories/GHSA-gw42-f939-fhvm Exploit, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-32315 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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