Evidence dossier
CVE-2023-32315
Openfire administration console authentication bypass
Exploited in the wild (CISA KEV since Aug 24, 2023). NVD reports CVSS 3.1 7.5. Severity assessments differ within at least one CVSS version. EPSS estimates 100.0% exploit likelihood as of Aug 26, 2026.
As of Aug 27, 2026
Normalized restatement
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.
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- May 26, 2023
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Evidence coverage
- 82%
Evidence chronology
What was known when
- Source dateSource date omittedFirst observed by CASCACISA-ADPOriginal evidence ↗
Record text: CISA ADP Vulnrichment
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- Field
container- Value
- CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- Source dateSource date omittedFirst observed by CASCACVE ProgramOriginal evidence ↗
Record text: CVE Program Container
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- Field
container- Value
- CVE Program Container
- Source dateSource date omittedFirst observed by CASCAGitHub_MOriginal evidence ↗
Record text: Openfire administration console authentication bypass
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- Field
container- Value
- Openfire administration console authentication bypass
- Source dateFirst observed by CASCACISA KEVOriginal evidence ↗
Exploitation cataloged: Ignite Realtime Openfire Path Traversal Vulnerability
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- Field
observed_exploitation- Value
- Ignite Realtime Openfire Path Traversal Vulnerability
- Source dateFirst observed by CASCAFIRST EPSSOriginal evidence ↗
EPSS score: 100% probability · 99.99th percentile
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- Field
model_probability- Value
- Probability 0.999990000000; percentile 0.999920000000
Assessments differ
Values are shown separately by source and CVSS version.
CISA KEV · catalog date Aug 24, 2023 · first observed Jul 19, 2026
FIRST EPSS · score date Aug 26, 2026 · 100th percentile · first observed Aug 26, 2026
NVD · CVSS 3.1 · first observed Jul 19, 2026 · values shown separately below
Evidence detail
Source limits and decisions
Why each evidence state has this value
casca-unknown-reasons-v1Eligible evidence is present for this bounded claim.
- Revision
- evidence-policy-v1.1.0
- Cutoff
- Aug 27, 2026
- Resolution
- None
Eligible evidence is present for this bounded claim.
- Revision
- evidence-policy-v1.1.0
- Cutoff
- Aug 27, 2026
- Resolution
- None
Eligible assertions materially conflict and remain visible side by side.
- Revision
- casca-direct-cvss-eligibility-v1
- Cutoff
- Aug 27, 2026
- Resolution
- Resolve conflict
The cited source assertion is retained while canonical product linkage remains open.
- Revision
- casca-factor-d-obligations-v1
- Cutoff
- Aug 27, 2026
- Resolution
- Resolve identity
Source comparison
Who said what
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
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- Field
container- Value
- CISA ADP Vulnrichment
CVE Program Container
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- Field
container- Value
- CVE Program Container
Openfire administration console authentication bypass
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- Field
container- Value
- Openfire administration console authentication bypass
Ignite Realtime Openfire Path Traversal Vulnerability
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- Field
observed_exploitation- Value
- Ignite Realtime Openfire Path Traversal Vulnerability
100% probability · 99.99th percentile
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- Field
model_probability- Value
- Probability 0.999990000000; percentile 0.999920000000
Applicability
Cited product scope
Grouped from 1 configuration nodes in this exact snapshot. Visual grouping is navigational; asset exposure and root cause require cited evidence.
Identity source boundaries
- Cpe dictionary1,775,266 records · observed through 2026-07-21T06:45:29.809Z
27d65b0f-b718-4b4f-bb79-c47c68d09dfa - Cpe match643,502 records · observed through 2026-07-21T08:13:17.697Z
955dae73-7302-438b-aee1-058d7cc5d48e
2 scope groups
Canonical linkage remains open; the cited source assertion is retained below.
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[{"status": "affected", "version": ">= 3.10.0, < 4.6.8"}, {"status": "affected", "version": ">= 4.7.0, < 4.7.5"}]product-6b0cc1652969fe5bf4124244f24ea776634a56b4e1c5ca319f63f00c68000d5fLinked exactInspect raw assertions
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*- Official link
- Linked exact
- Role
- Vulnerable target
- Configuration
- 0 · node/0 · match 1
- Logic
- OR
- Version bounds
- from including 4.7.0; through excluding 4.7.5
- Match ID
cb7983e2-2810-4b76-af54-b7ebce6e47f1
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*- Official link
- Linked exact
- Role
- Vulnerable target
- Configuration
- 0 · node/0 · match 0
- Logic
- OR
- Version bounds
- from including 3.10.0; through excluding 4.6.8
- Match ID
8e41a6c4-1a9e-4ff5-836d-578434f4af86
Affected-product evidence
Accepted scope and product mapping
1 canonical links · 1 source-reported links
vendor-4b1edca917bcd33d9caa7d779b6b8e2afc3e61b625e01fbb9ce275e280831d37 · product-6b0cc1652969fe5bf4124244f24ea776634a56b4e1c5ca319f63f00c68000d5f
- Source class
- Nvd cpe vulnerable target
- Assertions
- 2
- Mapping revision
- cpe23-exact-mapping-v1
- Observed cutoff
- Aug 27, 2026
Retained assertion IDs
9cb2d8fe-dd57-472d-a4d6-71454d75ea21a6a738fb-ced5-48b7-b611-2a852beb3aebCanonical linkage remains open; the cited source assertion is retained below.
Vendor specified only by source · Product specified only by source
- Source class
- Direct cve affected
- Assertions
- 1
- Mapping revision
- cpe23-exact-mapping-v1
- Observed cutoff
- Aug 27, 2026
Retained assertion IDs
5e78593f-ff61-4d15-bb5a-5f59c6c6c90aAssessments
CVSS by origin
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:LCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:LDirect CVE/CNA normalized decisions
GitHub_M
CVSS 3.1 · Primary · Original assertion · rank 1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L- Validation
- Valid match
- Recomputed
- 8.6
- Decision reason
- Evidence supported
- Policy
- casca-direct-cvss-eligibility-v1
Assessments are retained side by side under closed precedence. Cascade never averages CVSS.
Evidence boundaries
- KEV membership is authoritative for the catalog, not proof of exposure in any environment.
- EPSS is a dated model probability and not an individual-environment prediction.
- Affected or fixed status applies only to the exact cited product and version scope; remaining scope stays source-scoped.
- NVD-carried upstream facts remain derivative; independent corroboration requires a separately authored source.
- Only NVD metrics validated under the generation-bound calculator are Public Priority eligible; direct CVE record metrics remain display-only.
- NVD CVSS source eligibility is closed: NVD-authored, exact record-source, or registered same-CVE container origin; unmapped sources remain display-only.
- Core replay supports the active and immediately prior generation; retrospective valid-at replay is deferred.
- OSV aggregation and OSV-converted NVD material are not independent corroboration.
- Red Hat facts are vendor assertions for the exact supplied products.
- Nonmembership and not-yet-observed states are not proof of safety.