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CVE-2008-6508

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2009-03-23 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Igniterealtime Openfire

Weakness Type

CWE-22

References