Ignite Realtime Openfire before 3.6.5 does not properly implement the register.password…
Priority LOW 31CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Ignite Realtime Openfire before 3.6.5 does not properly implement the register.password (aka canChangePassword) console configuration setting, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended policy and change their own passwords via a passwd_change IQ packet.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.012 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 3.6.5 | Vulnerable | igniterealtime |
- cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.6.5 Vulnerable ·igniterealtime
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1596
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h5m2-8pmw-gmg7
References
More igniterealtime Openfire vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-15609 Openfire administration console authentication bypass KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2024-16737 An issue in Ignite Realtime Openfire v.4.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-20964 An issue was discovered in Pascom Cloud Phone System before 7.20.x. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2008-06198 Directory traversal vulnerability in the AuthCheck filter in the Admin Console in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-16736 An issue in Ignite Realtime Openfire before 4.8.1 allows a remote attacker to escalate… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2019-13396 A Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in FaviconServlet.java in Ignite… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2009-1596 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-1596 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h5m2-8pmw-gmg7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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