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.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

83.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile

Published

2009-03-23

Updated

2024-08-07

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/openfire_auth_bypass…

ExploitDB entries (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19432
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7075

Security advisories

• http://www.igniterealtime.org/builds/openfire/docs/latest/changelog.html
• http://www.igniterealtime.org/issues/browse/JM-1489
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3061
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32189

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry