CVE-2017-2815
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn exploitable XML entity injection vulnerability exists in OpenFire User Import Export Plugin 2.6.0. A specially crafted web request can cause the retrieval of arbitrary files or denial of service. An authenticated attacker can send a crafted web request to trigger this vulnerability.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThis is an XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability in the OpenFire User Import Export Plugin 2.6.0. The plugin processes XML input without disabling external entity processing, allowing an authenticated attacker to craft malicious XML requests that can retrieve arbitrary files from the server filesystem or cause denial of service.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2.6.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify User Import Export plugin is installedAccess OpenFire admin console, navigate to Server > Server Manager > Plugins, or check the /plugins/ directory in the OpenFire installation folder for userimportexport.jarAffected if The User Import Export plugin is present in the OpenFire installation
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Confirm the plugin version is 2.6.0In OpenFire admin console, go to Server > Server Manager > Plugins, find the User Import Export plugin, and note the version number displayedAffected if The installed version is exactly 2.6.0
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Verify the plugin is enabled and activeIn OpenFire admin console under Plugins, confirm the User Import Export plugin shows as Active/Enabled, or check if the plugin's servlet is accessible at /plugin/enterprise/user-import-export/Affected if The plugin is enabled and responding to requests
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Confirm XML import functionality is accessibleAttempt to access the XML import feature through the plugin's web interface or verify the import-export service endpoint exists and accepts XML uploadsAffected if The XML import feature is accessible with authenticated credentials
The environment is affected if OpenFire with User Import Export plugin version 2.6.0 is installed, the plugin is enabled, and the XML import functionality is accessible to authenticated users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to a patched version of the OpenFire User Import Export Plugin that properly disables external entity processing in its XML parser, or implement XXE protections in the XML parsing code before processing user-supplied XML.
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