7.5

CVE-2008-6508: igniterealtime openfire Path Traversal

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 23-03-2009Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-6508 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in igniterealtime openfire. EPSS estimates a 83.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 6 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
57/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
83.66%
0%100%
Critical · +0.28 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits6reference, exploit-database, metasploit

Timeline

  1. 23-03-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

83.66%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

100%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.28 pp

From 83.38% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
83.66%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

6 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (andreas-kurtz.de)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (osvdb.org)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

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  • exploit-databasejspVerified

    Openfire Server 3.6.0a - Admin Console Authentication Bypass (Metasploit)

    Maturity: poc

  • exploit-databasejspVerified

    Openfire Server 3.6.0a - Authentication Bypass / SQL Injection / Cross-Site Scripting

    Maturity: poc

  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteVerified

    Openfire Admin Console Authentication Bypass

    exploit/multi/http/openfire_auth_bypass

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Igniterealtime1 product
  • openfire≤ 3.6.0a | 2.6.0 | 2.6.1 | 2.6.2 | 3.0.0 | 3.0.1 | 3.1.0 | 3.1.1 | 3.2.0 | 3.2.1 | 3.2.2 | 3.2.3 | 3.2.4 | 3.3.0 | 3.3.2 | 3.3.3 | 3.4.0 | 3.4.1 | 3.4.3 | 3.4.4 | 3.4.5 | 3.5.0 | 3.5.1 | 3.5.2 | 3.6.0

1 vendor · 1 product

References

11 links
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