Openfire administration console authentication bypass
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| igniterealtime | Openfire | 3.10.0 to before 4.6.8; 4.7.0 to before 4.7.5 | 4.6.8, 4.7.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver (Maven) | 3.10.0 to before 4.6.8 | 4.6.8 | Patch available | GHSA-gw42-f939-fhvm |
| — | org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver (Maven) | 4.7.0 to before 4.7.5 | 4.7.5 | Patch available | GHSA-gw42-f939-fhvm |
- Openfire Vendorigniterealtime Affected 3.10.0 to before 4.6.8; 4.7.0 to before 4.7.5 Fixed in 4.6.8, 4.7.5 Patch available CNA
- org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.10.0 to before 4.6.8 Fixed in 4.6.8 Patch available GHSA-gw42-f939-fhvm
- org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.7.0 to before 4.7.5 Fixed in 4.7.5 Patch available GHSA-gw42-f939-fhvm
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.10.0 to before 4.6.8; 4.7.0 to before 4.7.5 | Vulnerable | igniterealtime |
- cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.10.0 to before 4.6.8; 4.7.0 to before 4.7.5 Vulnerable ·igniterealtime
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Openfire (igniterealtime) Fixed in 4.6.8, 4.7.5
- Fix · GHSA-gw42-f939-fhvm org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver (Maven) Fixed in 4.6.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-gw42-f939-fhvm org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver (Maven) Fixed in 4.7.5 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2023-08-24 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-32315
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gw42-f939-fhvm
References
Exploit 2
Other 8
- https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/commit/2ac00a1ff42f5d3547ef58e21f8cdec992bfcf97
- https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/commit/71f3def2adeaac62729cf544b645c6819c3d9868
- https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/commit/a3b5ebd5032ff7be9d3ada5bf52bea2df96ec881
- https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire
- https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/releases/tag/v4.6.8
- https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/releases/tag/v4.7.5
- https://igniterealtime.atlassian.net/browse/OF-2595
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-32315
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Sources
- CVE-2023-32315 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-32315 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gw42-f939-fhvm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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