CVE-2023-32315: Administration Console authentication bypass in openfire xmppserver

CVE-2023-32315 · Severity: critical · CVSS 3.1 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2023-05-23

Ignite Realtime Openfire contains a path traversal vulnerability in its web-based administrative console via the setup environment. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and access restricted administrative pages.

Technologies: org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2023-32315 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2023-32315 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 24 August 2023. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2023-32315?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 23 May 2023.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.10.0,fixed=4.6.8.
Is there a fix for CVE-2023-32315?
Yes. org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver (Maven): upgrade to 4.6.8 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2023-32315 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2023-32315?
Check whether you run Ignite Realtime Openfire or org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver (Maven): upgrade to 4.6.8 or later
    # set org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver to 4.6.8 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • Ignite Realtime Openfire 3.10.0 to 4.6.7, 4.7.0 to 4.7.4

Identifiers

  • CVE-2023-32315
  • GHSA-gw42-f939-fhvm

Timeline

  • 2023-05-26: disclosed: NVD Published Date
  • 2023-08-24: kev added: Date added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
  • 2023-08-24: advisory

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