CVE-2008-6508

N/A Unknown
Published: March 23, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the AuthCheck filter in the Admin Console in Openfire 3.6.0a and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and access the admin interface via a .. (dot dot) in a URI that matches the Exclude-Strings list, as demonstrated by a /setup/setup-/.. sequence in a URI.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/49663
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/32478
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.andreas-kurtz.de/advisories/AKADV2008-001-v1.0.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.andreas-kurtz.de/archives/63
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.igniterealtime.org/builds/openfire/docs/latest/changelog.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.igniterealtime.org/issues/browse/JM-1489
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498162/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32189
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3061
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46488
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7075
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/49663
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/32478
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.andreas-kurtz.de/advisories/AKADV2008-001-v1.0.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.andreas-kurtz.de/archives/63
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.igniterealtime.org/builds/openfire/docs/latest/changelog.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.igniterealtime.org/issues/browse/JM-1489
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498162/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32189
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3061
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46488
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7075
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
77.1%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

Affected Vendors

igniterealtime

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