FKIE_CVE-2008-6508
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-03-23 20:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:02
Severity
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| igniterealtime | openfire | * | |
| igniterealtime | openfire | 2.6.0 | |
| igniterealtime | openfire | 2.6.1 | |
| igniterealtime | openfire | 2.6.2 | |
| igniterealtime | openfire | 3.0.0 | |
| igniterealtime | openfire | 3.0.1 | |
| igniterealtime | openfire | 3.1.0 | |
| igniterealtime | openfire | 3.1.1 | |
| igniterealtime | openfire | 3.2.0 | |
| igniterealtime | openfire | 3.2.1 | |
| igniterealtime | openfire | 3.2.2 | |
| igniterealtime | openfire | 3.2.3 | |
| igniterealtime | openfire | 3.2.4 | |
| igniterealtime | openfire | 3.3.0 | |
| igniterealtime | openfire | 3.3.2 | |
| igniterealtime | openfire | 3.3.3 | |
| igniterealtime | openfire | 3.4.0 | |
| igniterealtime | openfire | 3.4.1 | |
| igniterealtime | openfire | 3.4.3 | |
| igniterealtime | openfire | 3.4.4 | |
| igniterealtime | openfire | 3.4.5 | |
| igniterealtime | openfire | 3.5.0 | |
| igniterealtime | openfire | 3.5.1 | |
| igniterealtime | openfire | 3.5.2 | |
| igniterealtime | openfire | 3.6.0 |
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