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CVE-2015-6973

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Ignite Realtime Openfire 3.10.2 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) change a password via a crafted request to user-password.jsp, (2) add users via a crafted request to user-create.jsp, (3) edit server settings or (4) disable SSL on the server via a crafted request to server-props.jsp, or (5) add clients via a crafted request to plugins/clientcontrol/permitted-clients.jsp.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2015-6973 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from igniterealtime organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2015-09-16T19:59:01.663

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-352

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	igniterealtime	openfire	3.10.2	Yes

References

http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/AS-OPENFIRE-CSRF.txt ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133554/Openfire-3.10.2-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536470/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-50 ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38192/ Exploit ([email protected])
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/AS-OPENFIRE-CSRF.txt (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133554/Openfire-3.10.2-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536470/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-50 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38192/ Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For igniterealtime's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.