Is CVE-2008-6508 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-6508 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-6508?

CVE-2008-6508 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

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

CVE-2008-6508 has an EPSS score of 83.38% (100th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-6508

HIGHEPSS 100th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

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.

CWE-22Path Traversal

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

83.38%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.