Path Traversal in Igniterealtime Openfire

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 Excl…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.834 (99.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-6508?
CVE-2008-6508 is a vulnerability in Igniterealtime Openfire, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2009-03-23.
Is CVE-2008-6508 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.