`CVE-2023-32315` Openfire

Affected software	Openfire
Severity	8.6 High CVSS 3.1 2 scores
Fixed in	`4.6.8`, `4.7.5`
Weakness	Path traversal (CWE-22)
Published	26 May 2023
Updated	17 Jun 2026

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.

Exploitation status

Exploited

Confirmed real-world exploitation.

CISA KEV listed Confirmed exploitation in the wild. Added 2023-08-24 · remediation due 2023-09-14 · ransomware use: unknown
VulnCheck KEV listed Exploitation reported in the wild. 25 citations · honeypot sightings · 11 exploits · earliest 2023-06-09.
CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: active CISA records active exploitation. Automatable: yes, technical impact: total.
Indexed PoC 11 indexed Published artifacts you can open, in GitHub PoC, Metasploit, Nuclei; first seen 2023-06-14.
EPSS 99.9% chance in 30 days A model's forecast, not a report of exploitation. Higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs.

VulnCheck KEV

Exploitation evidence from VulnCheck Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (VulnCheck KEV), used under VulnCheck's community terms. View CVE-2023-32315 in VulnCheck (free account), which lists 20 more citations and 6 more exploit references not shown here.

Evidence	Source	Detail	Date
Honeypot sighting	Shadowserver honeypots	Exploitation attempts seen on 11 days	2024-01-20 to 2025-12-28
Honeypot sighting	VulnCheck canaries	Exploitation attempts seen on 37 days	2025-10-17 to 2026-11-12
Reported exploitation	discourse.igniterealtime.org	/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0dbc4f0dafc32fdc198453d385f85af329b1f703.png	2023-06-09
Reported exploitation	surevine.com	/openfire-cve-2023-32315-what-we-know	2023-06-19
Reported exploitation	discourse.igniterealtime.org	/t/cve-2023-32315-openfire-administration-console-authentication-bypass/92869/15	2023-07-22
Reported exploitation	vulncheck.com	/blog/openfire-cve-2023-32315	2023-08-22
Reported exploitation	cisa.gov	/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json	2023-08-24
Exploit reference	VulnCheck XDB ce355fc71318	Exploit type: infoleak	2023-06-14
Exploit reference	VulnCheck XDB f482f234a7ad	Exploit type: initial-access	2023-06-14
Exploit reference	VulnCheck XDB b5629fbcb899	Exploit type: initial-access	2023-06-15
Exploit reference	VulnCheck XDB ff8717c9e924	Exploit type: initial-access	2023-07-07
Exploit reference	VulnCheck XDB 8bc67e139e7f	Exploit type: initial-access	2023-08-31

Evidence

Source

Detail

Date

Honeypot sighting

Shadowserver honeypots

Exploitation attempts seen on 11 days

2024-01-20 to 2025-12-28

Honeypot sighting

VulnCheck canaries

Exploitation attempts seen on 37 days

2025-10-17 to 2026-11-12

Reported exploitation

discourse.igniterealtime.org

/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0dbc4f0dafc32fdc198453d385f85af329b1f703.png

2023-06-09

Reported exploitation

surevine.com

/openfire-cve-2023-32315-what-we-know

2023-06-19

Reported exploitation

discourse.igniterealtime.org

/t/cve-2023-32315-openfire-administration-console-authentication-bypass/92869/15

2023-07-22

Reported exploitation

vulncheck.com

/blog/openfire-cve-2023-32315

2023-08-22

Reported exploitation

cisa.gov

/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

2023-08-24

Exploit reference

VulnCheck XDB ce355fc71318

Exploit type: infoleak

2023-06-14

Exploit reference

VulnCheck XDB f482f234a7ad

Exploit type: initial-access

2023-06-14

Exploit reference

VulnCheck XDB b5629fbcb899

Exploit type: initial-access

2023-06-15

Exploit reference

VulnCheck XDB ff8717c9e924

Exploit type: initial-access

2023-07-07

Exploit reference

VulnCheck XDB 8bc67e139e7f

Exploit type: initial-access

2023-08-31

4 of these are GitHub repositories with fewer than 5 stars. They are listed for reference and don't count toward the exploitation status above.

Index	Artifact	Stars	First seen
GitHub PoC	rce	143	2023-06-14
Nuclei	Openfire Administration Console - Authentication Bypass
Metasploit	Openfire authentication bypass with RCE plugin (excellent rank)
GitHub PoC	Openfire Console Authentication Bypass Vulnerability with RCE plugin	60	2023-06-18
GitHub PoC	Perform With Massive Openfire Unauthenticated Users	7	2023-07-02
GitHub PoC	CVE-2023-32315-Openfire-Bypass	5	2023-07-07
GitHub PoC	Tool for CVE-2023-32315 exploitation	3	2023-08-31
GitHub PoC	5rGJ5aCh5oCq5YW9/CVE-2023-32315exp	2	2023-06-15
GitHub PoC	pulentoski/Explotacion-CVE-2023-32315-Openfire	1	2025-04-14
GitHub PoC	Vulhub openfire/CVE-2023-32315: Openfire Admin Console Authentication Bypass (CVE-2023-32315), run with Isoloom		2026-10-08

Waratek protection

Protected by Waratek

Waratek has a rule that blocks attacks on this vulnerability.

Protection full Path traversal
Action available security rule
Review automated Inferred
Record active

Decided by	A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule
Finding	Protected by Waratek's ARMR path-traversal security rule, which blocks this class of attack at the JVM level without a rule written for this CVE specifically. The CVE's weakness is CWE-22: Path Traversal.
Candidate fix	https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/security/advisories/GHSA-gw42-f939-fhvm : the maintainers' own security advisory: names the version that fixes it, so the fix is the difference between two releases

Decided by

A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule

Finding

Protected by Waratek's ARMR path-traversal security rule, which blocks this class of attack at the JVM level without a rule written for this CVE specifically. The CVE's weakness is CWE-22: Path Traversal.

Candidate fix

https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/security/advisories/GHSA-gw42-f939-fhvm : the maintainers' own security advisory: names the version that fixes it, so the fix is the difference between two releases

How to mitigate CVE-2023-32315

Upgrade Openfire to a release that fixes it: 4.6.8 or 4.7.5. Until you can, Waratek RASP blocks exploitation with its path traversal rule. It runs inside the Java application, with no code changes.

Waratek RASP Runtime protection for Java applications

CVSS

8.6 HIGH v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

Version Score Band Vector Assigner Type

CVSS 3.1 8.6 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L security-advisories@github.com Secondary published

CVSS 3.1 7.5 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N NVD Primary

Version	Score	Band	Vector	Assigner	Type
CVSS 3.1	8.6	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L`	security-advisories@github.com	Secondary	published
CVSS 3.1	7.5	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`	NVD	Primary

Affected software and releases

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev

Package Introduced Fixed Last affected

org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver 3.10.0 4.6.8 unbounded

org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver 4.7.0 4.7.5 unbounded

Package	Introduced	Fixed	Last affected
`org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver`	3.10.0	`4.6.8`	unbounded
`org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver`	4.7.0	`4.7.5`	unbounded

Products and versions

2 products, 4 version entries

Source	Vendor	Product	Scheme	Affected versions
nvd	igniterealtime	openfire	generic	≥ 3.10.0 and ＜ 4.6.8 · ≥ 4.7.0 and ＜ 4.7.5
osv	org.igniterealtime.openfire	xmppserver	generic	≥ 3.10.0 and ＜ 4.6.8 · ≥ 4.7.0 and ＜ 4.7.5

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected versions

nvd

igniterealtime

openfire

generic

≥ 3.10.0 and ＜ 4.6.8 · ≥ 4.7.0 and ＜ 4.7.5

osv

org.igniterealtime.openfire

xmppserver

generic

≥ 3.10.0 and ＜ 4.6.8 · ≥ 4.7.0 and ＜ 4.7.5

References

URL	Tags
https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/security/advisories/GHSA-gw42-f939-fhvm	advisory
https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/commit/2ac00a1ff42f5d3547ef58e21f8cdec992bfcf97	WEB
https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/commit/71f3def2adeaac62729cf544b645c6819c3d9868	WEB
https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/commit/a3b5ebd5032ff7be9d3ada5bf52bea2df96ec881	WEB
https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire	PACKAGE
https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/releases/tag/v4.6.8	WEB
https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/releases/tag/v4.7.5	WEB
https://igniterealtime.atlassian.net/browse/OF-2595	WEB
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-32315	WEB
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173607/Openfire-Authentication-Bypass-Remote-Code-Execution.html	WEB

URL

Timeline

Published	2023-05-26	By the CVE Program.
VulnCheck KEV: earliest evidence	2023-06-09	Date of the oldest evidence of exploitation in VulnCheck KEV's record. VulnCheck does not publish the date it listed the CVE.
Added to CISA KEV	2023-08-24	Listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
NVD record modified	2026-06-17	NVD's own last-modified date for this record.
VulnCheck KEV: latest evidence	2026-11-12	Date of the newest report, exploit reference or honeypot sighting in VulnCheck KEV's record.

Published

2023-05-26

By the CVE Program.

VulnCheck KEV: earliest evidence

2023-06-09

Date of the oldest evidence of exploitation in VulnCheck KEV's record. VulnCheck does not publish the date it listed the CVE.

Added to CISA KEV

2023-08-24

Listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

NVD record modified

2026-06-17

NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

VulnCheck KEV: latest evidence

2026-11-12

Date of the newest report, exploit reference or honeypot sighting in VulnCheck KEV's record.

How VRT decided (17 of 24 rules ran)

17 of 24 rules ran. The rest didn't run because an earlier rule had already settled the CVE.

# Rule Outcome Status Detail

identity: Does this identifier describe a vulnerability at all? the first rule that matches decides

1 rejected no match CVE Program withdrawal of this identifier

scope: Is it a vulnerability Waratek protects? the first rule that matches decides

2 armr-patch-file no match An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE

3 armr-secure-rule-file no match An ARMR security-rule template on disk for this CVE

4 manual-classification no match A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

5 manual classification no match Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

6 non-java-upstream no match A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component no match The defect being in a component of a tracked product the agent does not reach: JavaFX, the Java SE installer, the JInitiator browser plug-in, the native WebLogic proxy plug-in, or a native part of Oracle Application Server or Collaboration Suite (HTTP Server, Web Cache, Internet Directory, mail and calendar servers). Oracle gives these no CPE of their own and names them only in the description.

8 java-client-side no match Oracle's own risk-matrix note saying the CVE is reached only through untrusted code in the Java sandbox (applets, Web Start) or only through a client installation of Java, so a server running its own trusted code is not exposed

9 osv-maven matched In scope Maven packages: org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver

10 cna-maven-package not reached An affected Maven artifact named by the CNA itself

11 known-cpe-product not reached An NVD CPE naming a product ARMR tracks

12 cna-cpe-product not reached A CPE the CNA published naming a tracked product. Oracle publishes these on advisory day, months before NVD.

13 oracle-advisory-family not reached A tracked product family named in Oracle's own risk matrix. CPE cannot carry a suite name, only a module.

14 cna-named-product not reached A tracked product named in words by the CVE's own CNA, on a record with no CPE yet. Apache and Eclipse publish these on advisory day, before NVD adds CPE data.

15 non-deployable-product not reached The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached

16 unmatched-product not reached No tracked product matched above, and none present at all

disposition: What do we do about one that is? every rule runs

17 patch-hint matched Mitigation candidate References include candidate fix URL (advisory tier): https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/security/advisories/GHSA-gw42-f939-fhvm

18 open-source-maven skipped The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read

19 poc-derivable skipped An indexed exploit clearing the evidence bar to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read

20 no-exploit skipped Nothing to build a rule from yet: no published exploit, no CISA record of exploitation and no source-level change to read

21 secure-rule-match decided it matched Protected by Waratek CWE-22 (Path Traversal) is mitigable by an ARMR path-traversal security rule.

22 exploited-no-fix-or-poc skipped Somebody exploiting this CVE (a CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, or a CISA verdict of active exploitation), with no fix, source code or PoC to build a rule from

23 below-action-threshold skipped Medium or Low severity, no CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, no PoC clearing the evidence bar, no CISA verdict, no Oracle advisory

24 no-exploit-published skipped Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all

Products the scope rules checked

The products this CVE's record names, and whether VRT tracks each one. The scope rules decided on these.

Vendor Product Tracked CPE Source

igniterealtime openfire not tracked cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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