Multiple vulnerabilities in Openfire
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2015-7707 CVE-2015-6973 CVE-2015-6972 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-285 CWE-352 CWE-79 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit |
Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available. Public exploit code for vulnerability #3 is available. |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Openfire Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
| Vendor | Ignite Realtime |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Improper Authorization
EUVDB-ID: #VU21738
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 7.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-7707
CWE-ID:
CWE-285 - Improper Authorization
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.
The vulnerability exists due to the application does not validate user privileges when executing privileged actions. A remote authenticated user can set the "isadmin" HTTP GET parameter to value "on" in the request to the "/user-edit-form.jsp" URL and gain administrative permissions in the application.
Example:
http://[host]/user-edit-form.jsp?username=current_user&save=true&name=blasphemer&email=test@test.com&isadmin=onMitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsOpenfire: 3.10.0 - 3.10.2
External linkshttp://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/AS-OPENFIRE-PRIV-ESCALATION.txt
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133559/Openfire-3.10.2-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://igniterealtime.org/issues/browse/OF-941
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-50
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38190/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
2) Cross-site request forgery
EUVDB-ID: #VU21739
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6973
CWE-ID:
CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform various actions on behalf of the victim, such as change victim's password, create new users, edit server settings, etc.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsOpenfire: 3.10.0 - 3.10.2
External linkshttp://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/AS-OPENFIRE-CSRF.txt
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133554/Openfire-3.10.2-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536470/100/0/threaded
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-50
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38192/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
3) Cross-site scripting
EUVDB-ID: #VU21740
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6972
CWE-ID:
CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionVulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.
The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error when processing data passed via the "groupchatName" parameter to plugins/clientcontrol/create-bookmark.jsp, via the "urlName" parameter to plugins/clientcontrol/create-bookmark.jsp, via the "hostname" parameter to server-session-details.jsp, and via the "search" parameter to group-summary.jsp. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsOpenfire: 3.10.0 - 3.10.2
External linkshttp://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/AS-OPENFIRE-XSS.txt
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133558/Openfire-3.10.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-50
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38191/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
