CVE-2024-25421
Ignite Realtime Openfire privilege escalation vulnerability
An issue in Ignite Realtime Openfire v.4.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the ROOM_CACHE component.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An issue in Ignite Realtime Openfire v.4.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the ROOM_CACHE component.
- Record
CVE-2024-25421- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-250
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-0848
An issue in Ignite Realtime Openfire v.4.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the ROOM_CACHE component.
- Record
EUVD-2024-0848- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6pwg-gg6j-5crm No score
Ignite Realtime Openfire privilege escalation vulnerability
An issue in Ignite Realtime Openfire v.4.8.0 and before allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the ROOM_CACHE component.
- Record
GHSA-6pwg-gg6j-5crm- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An issue in Ignite Realtime Openfire v.4.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the ROOM_CACHE component.
- Record
CVE-2024-25421- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-250
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue in Ignite Realtime Openfire v.4.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the ROOM_CACHE component.
- Record
CVE-2024-25421- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-6pwg-gg6j-5crm No score
Ignite Realtime Openfire privilege escalation vulnerability
An issue in Ignite Realtime Openfire v.4.8.0 and before allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the ROOM_CACHE component.
- Record
GHSA-6pwg-gg6j-5crm- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserverMaven |
before 4.8.1 | 4.8.1 |
org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserverMaven |
before 4.8.1, plus listed versions 4.2.0 |
4.8.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-25421 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Ignite Realtime Openfire, published March 26, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.65%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in org.igniterealtime.openfire:xmppserver 4.8.1.
References
igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire
github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/blob/main/xmppserver/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/muc/spi/LocalMUCRoomManager.java
hackthebox.com/blog/openfire-cves-explained-CVE-2024-25420-CVE-2024-25421
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25421