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CVE-2008-6508in critical feed3 exploits

Directory traversal vulnerability in the AuthCheck filter in the Admin Console in Openfire 3.6.0a and earlier allows remote attackers to by…

Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
83.7%
percentile 100%
Public exploits
3
Metasploit · Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

83.66% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • Metasploit exploit/multi/http/openfire_auth_bypass Openfire Admin Console Authentication Bypass · metasploit exploit, excellent rank · 2008-11-10
  • EDB-7075 Openfire Server 3.6.0a - Authentication Bypass / SQL Injection / Cross-Site Scripting · webapps · 2008-11-09
  • EDB-19432 Openfire Server 3.6.0a - Admin Console Authentication Bypass (Metasploit) · webapps · 2012-06-28

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

  • exploit-db.com /exploits/7075 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • andreas-kurtz.de /advisories/AKADV2008-001-v1.0.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • igniterealtime.org /builds/openfire/docs/latest/changelog.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32478 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /49663 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • andreas-kurtz.de /archives/63 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • igniterealtime.org /issues/browse/JM-1489 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/32189 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/46488 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/498162/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/3061 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred

Sources

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