CVE-2008-6508

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-22

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Mar 23, 2009
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-6508: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix