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

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

EPSS

83.38% 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

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2008-6505
• CVE-2008-6509
• CVE-2008-6504
• CVE-2008-6510
• CVE-2008-6503
• CVE-2008-6511