An issue in Ignite Realtime Openfire v.4.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to…
Priority HIGH 82CWE-250Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-250 and CWE-863.
Summary
An issue in Ignite Realtime Openfire v.4.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the ROOM_CACHE component.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0165 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver (Maven): 4.8.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver (Maven) | before 4.8.1 | 4.8.1 | Patch available | GHSA-6pwg-gg6j-5crm |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 4.8.1 Fixed in 4.8.1 Patch available GHSA-6pwg-gg6j-5crm
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.9.0 | Vulnerable | igniterealtime |
- cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.9.0 Vulnerable ·igniterealtime
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-6pwg-gg6j-5crm org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver (Maven) Fixed in 4.8.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-25421
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6pwg-gg6j-5crm
References
Other 5
- https://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire/
- https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/blob/main/xmppserver/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/muc/spi/LocalMUCRoomManager.java
- https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/commit/d66bddd29dbf56aa9b822635619fa66cca6f2112
- https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire
- https://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire
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- 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
- TI-2015-05810 Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Ignite Realtime Openfire… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-25421 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-25421 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6pwg-gg6j-5crm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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