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CVE-2023-32315

Ignite Realtime Openfire Path Traversal Vulnerability

Published May 26, 2023 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · igniterealtime openfire

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.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 26, 2023 · Catalog

    Detected

    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 Adm

  2. Aug 24, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  3. Sep 14, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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 Adm

Required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA due date Sep 14, 2023

Affected

  • cpe igniterealtime/openfireversion unspecified
  • vendor Ignite Realtime Openfireversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVCVE-2023-32315

    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.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgCVE-2023-32315

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2023-32315

    30-day exploitation probability 100.0%

    first.org
  • Metasploit Modulesexploit_multi/http/openfire_auth_bypass_rce_cve_2023_32315

    Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDCVE-2023-32315

    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

    nvd.nist.gov
  • Packet Storm Securityhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173607/Openfire-Authentication-Bypass-Remote-Code-Execution.html

    Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

    packetstormsecurity.com

References

CVE-2023-32315 · ZeroDay Findings