CVE-2023-32315 | Openfire administration console authentication bypass

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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.

Published: 2023-05-26 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published

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Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2023-32315

KEV EPSS CVSS CWE GHSA Exploit-DB Affected OS Tracker

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-32315 is rated Critical Active Threat (99.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 100.00%, 100th percentile). Core evidence: CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2023-08-24) affecting Ignite Realtime / Openfire. a weakness (CWE-22) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. EPSS rose +5.60% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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CISA KEV Record for CVE-2023-32315

Name: Ignite Realtime Openfire Path Traversal Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2023-08-24

Action due: 2023-09-14

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-32315

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-32315

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	94.40%	100.00%	+5.60%
2	2025-04-04	94.28%	94.40%	+0.12%
3	2025-04-03	—	94.28%	—

Full EPSS history (41 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-32315

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
8.6	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:L) Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes. Availability (A:L) Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.	3.9	4.7	[email protected]
7.5	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	3.9	3.6	[email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-32315

CWE-22 MITRE ↗

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2023-32315

GHSA-gw42-f939-fhvm · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Administration Console authentication bypass in openfire xmppserver

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-32315

vendor	priority	summary	link
`alpine`	—	CVE-2023-32315: 1 source package rows (openfire); 4 state rows across 4 repos (3.18-community, 3.19-community, 3.20-community, edge-community); fixed 4, open 0.	https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2023-32315

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-32315

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
igniterealtime	openfire	>= 3.10.0, < 4.6.8	cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire::::::::
igniterealtime	openfire	>= 4.7.0, < 4.7.5	cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire::::::::

References for CVE-2023-32315

URL	Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173607/Openfire-Authentication-Bypass-Remote-Code-Execution.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/security/advisories/GHSA-gw42-f939-fhvm	Exploit Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-32315	US Government Resource

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