Vulnerability

CVE-2023-32315

High· 8.6KEVEXPLOITCVSS8.6EPSS94%

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Ignite Realtime Openfire Path Traversal Vulnerability

Ignite Realtime Openfire contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to access restricted pages in the Openfire Admin Console reserved for administrative users.

Threat signal

100/100

Severe

Severity

high

CVSS

8.6

EPSS

94%

Active

KEV

CISA KEV — actively exploited

1003d overdue

AffectedIgnite Realtime — Openfire

Added to KEV

2023-08-24

Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)

2023-09-14

Required action (CISA verbatim)

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

Vendor advisory + references

CISA description: “Ignite Realtime Openfire contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to access restricted pages in the Openfire Admin Console reserved for administrative users.”

CVSS

v3.1Open in FIRST calculator →

8.6/ 10HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Attack VectorNetworkExploitable remotely over the internet — no local access needed.
Attack ComplexityLowNo special conditions — exploit works reliably.
Privileges RequiredNoneUnauthenticated — no credentials needed.
User InteractionNoneFully automated — no victim action needed.
ScopeUnchangedImpact contained to the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality ImpactHighTotal disclosure of sensitive data.
Integrity ImpactLowSome data modification; attacker doesn't fully control extent.
Availability ImpactLowReduced performance / interruptions.

EPSS

Exploit prediction · 30-day horizonFIRST.org →

94.4%

probability of exploitation in next 30 days

p100

higher than 100% of all CVEs

3-day trend↑ 0pp

Statistically about to be weaponized — top-tier triage urgency.

Vendor VEX

No VEX statements published for CVE-2023-32315. Vendors publish VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) to assert per-product whether a CVE is actually exploitable in their distribution.

SSVCAct

Active exploitation with total impact on essential/support systems

exploitation: active
automatable: yes
impact: total
mission: support

Lifecycle

2023-08-24Added to CISA KEVransomware: Unknown
2023-08-24Public exploit observedmetasploit
2023-08-24Published
2023-09-14Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)
2026-06-12Last modified1 source

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