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TITLE:
Openfire "AuthCheck" Filter Security Bypass Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA32478

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Openfire 3.6.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/20459/

DESCRIPTION:
Andreas Kurtz has discovered a vulnerability in Openfire, which can
be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security
restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the "AuthCheck" filter
when imposing access restrictions. This can be exploited to access
administrative resources without authentication by using a specially
crafted URL containing the "setup/setup-" string followed by
directory traversal sequences.

NOTE: An SQL injection in the SIP plugin has also been reported.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 3.6.0a. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Restrict access to the administrative interface.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Andreas Kurtz

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.andreas-kurtz.de/advisories/AKADV2008-001-v1.0.txt

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