CVE-2009-0497

Ignite Realtime Openfire 3.6.2 - Path Traversal

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-0497. PoCs published by Federico Muttis.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a directory traversal vulnerability in Openfire by manipulating the 'log' parameter in log.jsp to access sensitive files outside the intended directory. The PoC shows how an attacker can retrieve system files like netsetup.log by traversing directories.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in log.jsp in Ignite Realtime Openfire 3.6.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the log parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Federico Muttis · textwebappsjsp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32680

This exploit demonstrates a directory traversal vulnerability in Openfire by manipulating the 'log' parameter in log.jsp to access sensitive files outside the intended directory. The PoC shows how an attacker can retrieve system files like netsetup.log by traversing directories.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Openfire 3.6.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target Openfire server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=257585
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33452
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32945
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499880/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47806

Scores

EPSS 0.0813
EPSS Percentile 94.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
igniterealtime/openfire 3.6.2
Published Feb 10, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026