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CVE-2008-6508 Public exploit EPSS 83.7%
Directory traversal vulnerability in the AuthCheck filter in the Admin Console in Openfire 3.6.0a and earlier allows…
Summary
A directory traversal flaw in the AuthCheck filter of the Admin Console in Openfire 3.6.0a and earlier lets a remote attacker bypass authentication by using a ".." sequence in a URI that matches the Exclude-Strings list. An attacker needs only network access to the Admin Console, with no credentials or user interaction, and can reach the admin interface by crafting a request such as one containing a "/setup/setup-/.." sequence.
Official description · CVE.org
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.
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29.9 / 100
- Exploited
- Not confirmed
- Reports
- 1
- Tactics
- 2/15
How an attack unfolds
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Public exploit code (Exploit-DB) was available 4 months before disclosure.
- Public exploit codeExploit-DB4 mo before
- Disclosedday 0
MITRE ATT&CKA public catalogue of the techniques attackers use, maintained by MITRE. Patchfirst uses it to describe what attackers do with a vulnerability. techniques
2 TechniqueOne specific attacker behaviour in MITRE ATT&CK, such as T1190 “Exploit Public-Facing Application”. IDs with a dot, like T1059.004, are sub-techniques., grouped by TacticThe attacker’s goal at a stage of an attack in MITRE ATT&CK, such as Initial Access or Persistence. Each technique belongs to one or more tactics. in kill-chain order, 2 cited passages 2Initial AccessTA0001
Exploit Public-Facing Application T1190 Medium Confidence (technique links)How sure Patchfirst is that an ATT&CK technique applies to this CVE. High and medium links are shown by default; low ones come from early or generic mappings, text matching, or contradict the CVE’s details.
AI mapping from the description · how it is exploited
remote unauthenticated exploitation of public-facing web admin interface
allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and access the admin interface
DiscoveryTA0007
File and Directory Discovery T1083 Medium Confidence (technique links)How sure Patchfirst is that an ATT&CK technique applies to this CVE. High and medium links are shown by default; low ones come from early or generic mappings, text matching, or contradict the CVE’s details.
AI mapping from the description · primary impact
traversal yields access to restricted admin paths
Directory traversal vulnerability in the AuthCheck filter
Detection
0 rules for this CVE · 173 general rules for its techniquesRules for this CVE
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General rules for this CVE’s techniques
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Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1190149 general rules
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File and Directory DiscoveryT108324 general rules
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What security researchers reported
Named in 1 threat report1 reportTrustwave
Reports are matched by finding the exact id CVE-2008-6508 in their text; nobody has reviewed the match. One passage is shown per report, at most 320 characters, linked to the original.
Also mentioned in 2 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)
Weaker evidencePulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.