{"id":"CVE-2023-32315","published":"2023-05-26T23:15:16Z","modified":"2026-06-17T05:58:33Z","title":"Ignite Realtime Openfire Path Traversal Vulnerability","vendor":"Ignite Realtime","product":"Openfire","tier":"core","eol":null,"description":{"text":"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.","provenance":"source","from":"NVD"},"summary":{"text":"Openfire, the XMPP server from Ignite Realtime, contains a path traversal flaw in its administrative console's setup environment, which is web-based. An unauthenticated remote attacker, with no user interaction required, can use the unauthenticated setup environment on an already configured server to reach restricted administrative pages in the Admin Console.","provenance":"ai","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T07:53:26Z"},"cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","provenance":"source","from":"NVD"},"epss":{"score":0.99999,"percentile":0.99992,"date":"2026-10-30","provenance":"source"},"kev":{"dateAdded":"2023-08-24","dueDate":"2023-09-14","ransomware":false,"requiredAction":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.","notes":"https://www.igniterealtime.org/downloads/#openfire;  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32315","provenance":"source"},"vulncheckKev":{"dateAdded":"2023-06-09","exploitedFirstSeen":"2023-06-09","ransomware":true,"evidence":[{"url":"https://discourse.igniterealtime.org/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0dbc4f0dafc32fdc198453d385f85af329b1f703.png","date":"2023-06-09"},{"url":"https://www.surevine.com/openfire-cve-2023-32315-what-we-know/","date":"2023-06-19"},{"url":"https://discourse.igniterealtime.org/t/cve-2023-32315-openfire-administration-console-authentication-bypass/92869/15","date":"2023-07-22"},{"url":"https://vulncheck.com/blog/openfire-cve-2023-32315","date":"2023-08-22"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json","date":"2023-08-24"},{"url":"https://www.aquasec.com/blog/kinsing-malware-exploits-novel-openfire-vulnerability/","date":"2023-08-29"},{"url":"https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/pixel/2023-09-01","date":"2023-09-25"},{"url":"https://blog.sekoia.io/activemq-cve-2023-46604-exploited-by-kinsing-and-overview-of-this-threat/","date":"2023-12-11"},{"url":"https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2024-01-20&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2023-32315","date":"2024-01-20"},{"url":"https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/24/c/earth-krahang.html","date":"2024-03-18"}],"evidenceTotal":36,"provenance":"source"},"exploited":true,"otx":{"pulseCount":50,"pulses":[{"name":"Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 29, 2026","url":"https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6ae20c1db17e7057ae7d9ad1","created":"2026-10-28"},{"name":"Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 28, 2026","url":"https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6ae0ba7e0e2a97ff7b218819","created":"2026-10-27"},{"name":"Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 27, 2026","url":"https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6adf68b85c3e852f3c111d18","created":"2026-10-26"},{"name":"Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 24, 2026","url":"https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6adb740e397c3ad4799aa4cd","created":"2026-10-23"},{"name":"Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 23, 2026","url":"https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6ada236fcfba2dfa730ea482","created":"2026-10-22"},{"name":"Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 22, 2026","url":"https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6ad8d33a077cbb5cab524d80","created":"2026-10-21"},{"name":"Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 21, 2026","url":"https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6ad78130c4d1ac2be83a8b6d","created":"2026-10-20"},{"name":"Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 20, 2026","url":"https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6ad62f63c24a405a3423cc13","created":"2026-10-19"},{"name":"Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 19, 2026","url":"https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6ad4dda174e5797d0bd238b7","created":"2026-10-18"},{"name":"Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 18, 2026","url":"https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6ad38c22e1848f8189d1c121","created":"2026-10-17"}],"provenance":"machine"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-22","name":"Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory"}],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173607/Openfire-Authentication-Bypass-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"]},{"url":"https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/security/advisories/GHSA-gw42-f939-fhvm","tags":["Exploit","Mitigation","Patch","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173607/Openfire-Authentication-Bypass-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"]},{"url":"https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/security/advisories/GHSA-gw42-f939-fhvm","tags":["Exploit","Mitigation","Patch","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-32315","tags":["US Government Resource"]}],"techniques":[{"id":"T1202","name":"Indirect Command Execution","tactics":["stealth"],"provenance":"source","basis":"ctid-kev","bases":["ctid-kev"],"basisDetail":"CTID Mappings Explorer KEV 07/28/2025 (ATT&CK 16.1); capability: Directory Traversal (Relative and Absolute)","mappingType":"exploitation_technique","evidence":[],"comment":"CVE-2023-32315 is a path traversal bug in Openfire's administrative console that could be leveraged for remote code execution. 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