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GHSA-6pwg-gg6j-5crm — xmppserver

Fix: igniterealtime/Openfire@d66bddd

GHSA-6pwg-gg6j-5crm is a CWE-250 vulnerability in org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver. A fix is available for org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Ignite Realtime Openfire privilege escalation vulnerability

Also known asCVE-2024-25421
Published
Mar 26, 2024
Updated
Dec 7, 2024
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Sep 19, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

Proof-of-concept exploit code exists

  • CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
  • CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
  • A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-6pwg-gg6j-5crm.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
1.7%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs75th percentile — riskier than 75% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
☕org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

An issue in Ignite Realtime Openfire v.4.8.0 and before allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the ROOM_CACHE component.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
☕Mavenorg.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserverall versions4.8.1org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver:4.8.1

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver to 4.8.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-6pwg-gg6j-5crm is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-6pwg-gg6j-5crm can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Tailored to GHSA-6pwg-gg6j-5crm. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

An issue in Ignite Realtime Openfire v.4.8.0 and before allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the ROOM_CACHE component.
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

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