CVE-2008-6508

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 75.30% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory igniterealtime.org Vendor Advisory igniterealtime.org Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-6508?
CVE-2008-6508 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-6508?
To fix CVE-2008-6508, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-6508 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-6508 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~75% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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