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title: "CVE-2023-32315: Openfire administration console… | CubePath"
description: "Openfire is an XMPP server licensed under the Open Source Apache License. Openfire's administrative console, a web-based application, was found…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-32315
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# CVE-2023-32315: Openfire administration console… | CubePath

## 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.

Official description from the CVE record, published by GitHub\_M. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32315)

## Key data

### CVSS 3.1 High 8.6

Score published by GitHub\_M in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

| Metric                 | Value     | What it means                                                                       |
| ---------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Attack vector          | Network   | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet. |
| Attack complexity      | Low       | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.               |
| Privileges required    | None      | No account or privileges are needed.                                                |
| User interaction       | None      | No action from any user is needed.                                                  |
| Scope                  | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component.                                   |
| Confidentiality impact | High      | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.                                     |
| Integrity impact       | Low       | Limited effect on the trustworthiness of data.                                      |
| Availability impact    | Low       | Limited effect on availability.                                                     |

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### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.99999 (99.99% probability)

Percentile

99.99%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Name in the catalog

Ignite Realtime Openfire Path Traversal Vulnerability

Added to the catalog

Aug 24, 2023

Federal due date

Sep 14, 2023

### CISA assessment as of Feb 4, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation

Recorded by CISA as active

Automatable

yes

Technical impact

total

### Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CWE license.

- [CWE-22](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html) Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

## Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

- igniterealtime Openfire

  - affected: >= 3.10.0, < 4.6.8
  - affected: >= 4.7.0, < 4.7.5

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/security/advisories/GHSA…](https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/security/advisories/GHSA-gw42-f939-fhvm)
- [packetstormsecurity.com/files/173607/Openfire-Authenticatio…](http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173607/Openfire-Authentication-Bypass-Remote-Code-Execution.html)

## Timeline

1. ID reserved May 8, 2023
2. Record published May 26, 2023
3. Added to CISA KEV Aug 24, 2023
4. Record last updated Oct 21, 2025

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