CVE-2024-25420

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.43% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 71.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.2 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2024-03-26 00:00Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-11 13:09Z9 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-02-07

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.2)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-273Improper Check for Dropped PrivilegesBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

056e353750441991fab5609d78e99aed399d804aebbc3837a1e3fbde9c391e8d

• www.igniterealtime.orghttps://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire/
• github.comhttps://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/blob/main/xmppserver/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/admin/AdminManager.java
• www.hackthebox.comhttps://www.hackthebox.com/blog/openfire-cves-explained-CVE-2024-25420-CVE-2024-25421
• igniterealtime.atlassian.nethttps://igniterealtime.atlassian.net/browse/OF-2758
• github.comhttps://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/pull/2411
• github.comhttps://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/releases/tag/v4.8.1