{
    "id": "CVE-2008-6508",
    "published": "2009-03-23 20:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:02:21",
    "cvss_score": "7.5",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-22",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.83664",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99682",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:16:28",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "igniterealtime",
            "product": "openfire"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "19432",
            "title": "Openfire Server 3.6.0a - Admin Console Authentication Bypass (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2012-06-28",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19432"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "7075",
            "title": "Openfire Server 3.6.0a - Authentication Bypass / SQL Injection / Cross-Site Scripting",
            "date": "2008-11-09",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7075"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://osvdb.org/49663",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32478",
        "http://www.andreas-kurtz.de/advisories/AKADV2008-001-v1.0.txt",
        "http://www.andreas-kurtz.de/archives/63",
        "http://www.igniterealtime.org/builds/openfire/docs/latest/changelog.html",
        "http://www.igniterealtime.org/issues/browse/JM-1489",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498162/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32189",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3061",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46488",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7075",
        "http://osvdb.org/49663",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32478",
        "http://www.andreas-kurtz.de/advisories/AKADV2008-001-v1.0.txt",
        "http://www.andreas-kurtz.de/archives/63",
        "http://www.igniterealtime.org/builds/openfire/docs/latest/changelog.html",
        "http://www.igniterealtime.org/issues/browse/JM-1489",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498162/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32189",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3061",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46488",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7075"
    ]
}