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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-32315-ignite-realtime-openfire-path-traversal-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-05-23. Updated: 2026-05-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-igniterealtime-openfire-xmppserver). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

  ```sh
  # 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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- [Cross-site Scripting in Ignite Realtime Openfire](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-15488-cross-site-scripting-in-ignite-realtime-openfire)