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CVE-2023-32315

Openfire administration console authentication bypass

Published: May 26, 2023Updated: Oct 24, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-22
8.6HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
100.0%
Top 0.0%
CISA KEV
Active Exploitation
Since Aug 24, 2023
Exploits
3 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Nuclei · OpenVAS

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.

In plain language

AI Act now

CVE-2023-32315 lets anyone on the network (no login needed) bypass Openfire’s admin login and view restricted admin pages if you’re running Openfire 3.10.0 through 4.7.4 or 4.6.7—this is serious for any Openfire server exposed to the internet.

Executive summary

Unauthenticated authentication bypass in the Openfire administration console via a path traversal weakness in the setup environment; attackers can reach restricted admin console pages without valid credentials. This has been listed in CISA KEV and is confirmed exploited in the wild.

If affected, business impact
Admin console takeoverUnauthorized configuration changesService disruption riskSensitive admin data exposure

What to do now

  1. Check your Openfire version; this applies to Openfire 3.10.0 through 4.7.4 and 4.6.7 (vulnerable range).
  2. If you run a vulnerable version, upgrade to Openfire 4.6.8 or 4.7.5 (4.6.8 is the fixed version on the 4.6 line, and 4.7.5 is the fixed version on the 4.7 line).
  3. Confirm the Openfire admin console/setup environment is not exposed to the internet; restrict access to trusted IPs or internal networks if possible.
  4. If you cannot upgrade immediately, apply the mitigations/workarounds from the vendor’s advisory (GHSA-gw42-f939-fhvm) and schedule the upgrade as soon as feasible.
Usually a quick update

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

Igniterealtime
oss-projectaka openfire, smack, smack api
OpenfireMixed
Communications / messaging-chat
Maven
package-ecosystem
org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver
OSS Libraries
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added to KEV:Aug 24, 2023
Remediation due:Sep 14, 2023

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

3 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/security/advisories/GHSA-gw42-f939-fhvm
github.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173607/Openfire-Authentication-Bypass-Remote-Code-Execution.html
packetstormsecurity.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32315
nvd.nist.gov
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News mentions
2

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