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    CVE-2008-6508

    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.

    Published:Mar 23, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Mar 23, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.77144
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Igniterealtime
    Product
    Openfire

    Exploits

    http://osvdb.org/49663http://www.andreas-kurtz.de/advisories/AKADV2008-001-v1.0.txthttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32189http://osvdb.org/49663http://www.andreas-kurtz.de/advisories/AKADV2008-001-v1.0.txthttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32189https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19432https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7075

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    References

    http://osvdb.org/49663
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32478
    http://www.andreas-kurtz.de/advisories/AKADV2008-001-v1.0.txt
    http://www.andreas-kurtz.de/archives/63
    http://www.igniterealtime.org/builds/openfire/docs/latest/changelog.html
    http://www.igniterealtime.org/issues/browse/JM-1489
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498162/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32189
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3061
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46488
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7075
    http://osvdb.org/49663
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32478
    http://www.andreas-kurtz.de/advisories/AKADV2008-001-v1.0.txt
    http://www.andreas-kurtz.de/archives/63
    http://www.igniterealtime.org/builds/openfire/docs/latest/changelog.html
    http://www.igniterealtime.org/issues/browse/JM-1489
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498162/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32189
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3061
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46488
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7075

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High