CVE-2008-6508

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.

CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://osvdb.org/49663	Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/32478
http://www.andreas-kurtz.de/advisories/AKADV2008-001-v1.0.txt	Exploit
http://www.andreas-kurtz.de/archives/63
http://www.igniterealtime.org/builds/openfire/docs/latest/changelog.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.igniterealtime.org/issues/browse/JM-1489	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498162/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32189	Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3061	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46488
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7075
http://osvdb.org/49663	Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/32478
http://www.andreas-kurtz.de/advisories/AKADV2008-001-v1.0.txt	Exploit
http://www.andreas-kurtz.de/archives/63
http://www.igniterealtime.org/builds/openfire/docs/latest/changelog.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.igniterealtime.org/issues/browse/JM-1489	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498162/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32189	Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3061	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46488
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7075

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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	cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:2.6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:2.6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:2.6.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.2.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.2.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.3.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.3.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.4.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.4.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.4.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.6.0:::::::*

History

21 Nov 2024, 00:56

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://osvdb.org/49663 - Exploit~~	() http://osvdb.org/49663 - Exploit
References	~~() http://secunia.com/advisories/32478 -~~	() http://secunia.com/advisories/32478 -
References	~~() http://www.andreas-kurtz.de/advisories/AKADV2008-001-v1.0.txt - Exploit~~	() http://www.andreas-kurtz.de/advisories/AKADV2008-001-v1.0.txt - Exploit
References	~~() http://www.andreas-kurtz.de/archives/63 -~~	() http://www.andreas-kurtz.de/archives/63 -
References	~~() http://www.igniterealtime.org/builds/openfire/docs/latest/changelog.html - Patch, Vendor Advisory~~	() http://www.igniterealtime.org/builds/openfire/docs/latest/changelog.html - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() http://www.igniterealtime.org/issues/browse/JM-1489 - Patch, Vendor Advisory~~	() http://www.igniterealtime.org/issues/browse/JM-1489 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498162/100/0/threaded -~~	() http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498162/100/0/threaded -
References	~~() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32189 - Exploit~~	() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32189 - Exploit
References	~~() http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3061 - Vendor Advisory~~	() http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3061 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46488 -~~	() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46488 -
References	~~() https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7075 -~~	() https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7075 -

Information

Published : 2009-03-23 20:00

Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30

NVD link : CVE-2008-6508

Mitre link : CVE-2008-6508

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-6508

JSON object : View

Products Affected

igniterealtime

openfire

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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7.5 /10