Ignite Realtime Openfire up to 4.9.0 System Property admin.authorizedJIDs improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Ignite Realtime Openfire up to 4.9.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component System Property Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument admin.authorizedJIDs can lead to improper authorization. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-25420. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Ignite Realtime Openfire up to 4.9.0. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component System Property Handler. The manipulation of the argument admin.authorizedJIDs with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue in Ignite Realtime Openfire before 4.8.1 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the admin.authorizedJIDs system property component.

The advisory is shared for download at igniterealtime.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-25420 since 02/07/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 11/15/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-0837). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

02/07/2024 🔍
03/26/2024 +48 days 🔍
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11/15/2025 +599 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: igniterealtime.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-25420 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-25420
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-258076
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2024 21:34
Updated: 11/15/2025 23:22
Changes: 03/26/2024 21:34 (53), 08/03/2024 04:01 (12), 11/11/2025 16:03 (2), 11/15/2025 23:22 (1)
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