CVE-2008-6508
Directory traversal vulnerability in the AuthCheck filter in the Admin Console in Openfire 3.6.0a...
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 likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2008-6508- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-6508- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6475 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-6475- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h2pj-vj4x-w4fp No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in the AuthCheck filter in the Admin Console in Openfire 3.6.0a...
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.
- Record
GHSA-h2pj-vj4x-w4fp- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Openfire Server 3.6.0a - Admin Console Authentication Bypass (Metasploit) | 2012-06-28 |
| Exploit-DB | Openfire Server 3.6.0a - Authentication Bypass / SQL Injection / Cross-Site Scripting | 2008-11-09 |
| Metasploit | Openfire Admin Console Authentication Bypass | 2008-11-10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-6508 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Igniterealtime Openfire, published March 23, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 83.7%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exploit-db.com/exploits/7075
andreas-kurtz.de/advisories/AKADV2008-001-v1.0.txt
igniterealtime.org/builds/openfire/docs/latest/changelog.html
secunia.com/advisories/32478
osvdb.org/49663