CVE-2008-6508

Openfire Server 3.6.0a - Admin Console Authentication Bypass

Severity Score

9.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Una vulnerabilidad de salto de directorio en el filtro AuthCheck de la Consola de administración de Openfire 3.6.0a y anteriores permite a atacantes remotos eludir el proceso de autenticación y acceder a la pantalla de administración a través de un .. (punto punto) en una URI que coincida con la lista de cadenas excluidas (Exclude-Strings), como lo demuestra una secuencia /setup/setup-/.. en una URI.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2009-03-23 CVE Reserved
2009-03-23 CVE Published
2012-06-28 First Exploit
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-18 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CAPEC

References (12)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/32478	Third Party Advisory
http://www.andreas-kurtz.de/archives/63	X_refsource_misc
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498162/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46488	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19432	2012-06-28
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7075	2024-08-07
http://osvdb.org/49663	2024-08-07
http://www.andreas-kurtz.de/advisories/AKADV2008-001-v1.0.txt	2024-08-07
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32189	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.igniterealtime.org/builds/openfire/docs/latest/changelog.html	2018-10-11
http://www.igniterealtime.org/issues/browse/JM-1489	2018-10-11

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3061	2018-10-11

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Igniterealtime Search vendor "Igniterealtime"		Openfire Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire"				<= 3.6.0a Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire" and version " <= 3.6.0a"		-		Affected
Igniterealtime Search vendor "Igniterealtime"		Openfire Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire"				2.6.0 Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire" and version "2.6.0"		-		Affected
Igniterealtime Search vendor "Igniterealtime"		Openfire Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire"				2.6.1 Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire" and version "2.6.1"		-		Affected
Igniterealtime Search vendor "Igniterealtime"		Openfire Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire"				2.6.2 Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire" and version "2.6.2"		-		Affected
Igniterealtime Search vendor "Igniterealtime"		Openfire Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire"				3.0.0 Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire" and version "3.0.0"		-		Affected
Igniterealtime Search vendor "Igniterealtime"		Openfire Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire"				3.0.1 Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire" and version "3.0.1"		-		Affected
Igniterealtime Search vendor "Igniterealtime"		Openfire Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire"				3.1.0 Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire" and version "3.1.0"		-		Affected
Igniterealtime Search vendor "Igniterealtime"		Openfire Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire"				3.1.1 Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire" and version "3.1.1"		-		Affected
Igniterealtime Search vendor "Igniterealtime"		Openfire Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire"				3.2.0 Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire" and version "3.2.0"		-		Affected
Igniterealtime Search vendor "Igniterealtime"		Openfire Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire"				3.2.1 Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire" and version "3.2.1"		-		Affected
Igniterealtime Search vendor "Igniterealtime"		Openfire Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire"				3.2.2 Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire" and version "3.2.2"		-		Affected
Igniterealtime Search vendor "Igniterealtime"		Openfire Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire"				3.2.3 Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire" and version "3.2.3"		-		Affected
Igniterealtime Search vendor "Igniterealtime"		Openfire Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire"				3.2.4 Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire" and version "3.2.4"		-		Affected
Igniterealtime Search vendor "Igniterealtime"		Openfire Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire"				3.3.0 Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire" and version "3.3.0"		-		Affected
Igniterealtime Search vendor "Igniterealtime"		Openfire Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire"				3.3.2 Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire" and version "3.3.2"		-		Affected
Igniterealtime Search vendor "Igniterealtime"		Openfire Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire"				3.3.3 Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire" and version "3.3.3"		-		Affected
Igniterealtime Search vendor "Igniterealtime"		Openfire Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire"				3.4.0 Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire" and version "3.4.0"		-		Affected
Igniterealtime Search vendor "Igniterealtime"		Openfire Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire"				3.4.1 Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire" and version "3.4.1"		-		Affected
Igniterealtime Search vendor "Igniterealtime"		Openfire Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire"				3.4.3 Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire" and version "3.4.3"		-		Affected
Igniterealtime Search vendor "Igniterealtime"		Openfire Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire"				3.4.4 Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire" and version "3.4.4"		-		Affected
Igniterealtime Search vendor "Igniterealtime"		Openfire Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire"				3.4.5 Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire" and version "3.4.5"		-		Affected
Igniterealtime Search vendor "Igniterealtime"		Openfire Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire"				3.5.0 Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire" and version "3.5.0"		-		Affected
Igniterealtime Search vendor "Igniterealtime"		Openfire Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire"				3.5.1 Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire" and version "3.5.1"		-		Affected
Igniterealtime Search vendor "Igniterealtime"		Openfire Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire"				3.5.2 Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire" and version "3.5.2"		-		Affected
Igniterealtime Search vendor "Igniterealtime"		Openfire Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire"				3.6.0 Search vendor "Igniterealtime" for product "Openfire" and version "3.6.0"		-		Affected