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TI-2008-06198 Aliases CVE-2008-6508GHSA-h2pj-vj4x-w4fp

Directory traversal vulnerability in the AuthCheck filter in the Admin Console in…

Priority HIGH 74CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.83664 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 25

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.6.0aVulnerableigniterealtime
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0Vulnerableigniterealtime
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.1Vulnerableigniterealtime
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.2Vulnerableigniterealtime
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0Vulnerableigniterealtime
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1Vulnerableigniterealtime
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0Vulnerableigniterealtime
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1Vulnerableigniterealtime
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.0Vulnerableigniterealtime
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.1Vulnerableigniterealtime
  • cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.6.0a Vulnerable ·igniterealtime
  • cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 Vulnerable ·igniterealtime
  • cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.1 Vulnerable ·igniterealtime
  • cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.2 Vulnerable ·igniterealtime
  • cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·igniterealtime
  • cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·igniterealtime
  • cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·igniterealtime
  • cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·igniterealtime
  • cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.0 Vulnerable ·igniterealtime
  • cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·igniterealtime
Show 15 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.2Vulnerableigniterealtime
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.3Vulnerableigniterealtime
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.4Vulnerableigniterealtime
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.0Vulnerableigniterealtime
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.2Vulnerableigniterealtime
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.3Vulnerableigniterealtime
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.0Vulnerableigniterealtime
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.1Vulnerableigniterealtime
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.3Vulnerableigniterealtime
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.4Vulnerableigniterealtime
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.5Vulnerableigniterealtime
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0Vulnerableigniterealtime
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.1Vulnerableigniterealtime
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.2Vulnerableigniterealtime
cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.0Vulnerableigniterealtime
  • cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·igniterealtime
  • cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.3 Vulnerable ·igniterealtime
  • cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.4 Vulnerable ·igniterealtime
  • cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.0 Vulnerable ·igniterealtime
  • cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.2 Vulnerable ·igniterealtime
  • cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.3 Vulnerable ·igniterealtime
  • cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·igniterealtime
  • cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.1 Vulnerable ·igniterealtime
  • cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.3 Vulnerable ·igniterealtime
  • cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.4 Vulnerable ·igniterealtime
  • cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.5 Vulnerable ·igniterealtime
  • cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0 Vulnerable ·igniterealtime
  • cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.1 Vulnerable ·igniterealtime
  • cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.2 Vulnerable ·igniterealtime
  • cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.0 Vulnerable ·igniterealtime

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-6508
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h2pj-vj4x-w4fp

References

Exploit 3

Patch 2

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2023-15609 Openfire administration console authentication bypass KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2024-16737 An issue in Ignite Realtime Openfire v.4.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-20964 An issue was discovered in Pascom Cloud Phone System before 7.20.x. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-16736 An issue in Ignite Realtime Openfire before 4.8.1 allows a remote attacker to escalate… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2019-13396 A Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in FaviconServlet.java in Ignite… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-05810 Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Ignite Realtime Openfire… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
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Sources

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