Is CVE-2008-6508 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-6508 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-6508?

CVE-2008-6508 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-6508

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 83.7%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 83.7% (100th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-6475)
Published: March 23, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-6475 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

igniterealtime / openfire
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References

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

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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