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medium 5.8

CVE-2008-6511 json

Open redirect vulnerability in login.jsp in Openfire 3.6.0a and earlier allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites an…

published 2009-03-23 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-6478

cvss
5.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.8%
EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Open redirect vulnerability in login.jsp in Openfire 3.6.0a and earlier allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via the url parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-7075)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-7075 Openfire Server 3.6.0a - Authentication Bypass / SQL Injection / Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2008-11-09
  • andreas-kurtz.de http://www.andreas-kurtz.de/advisories/AKADV2008-001-v1.0.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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