PT-2009-1968 · Apache Friends · Xampp

Published 2009-03-20 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-6498

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions XAMPP version 1.6.8

Description A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) issue allows remote attackers to hijack user authentication for requests that change a certain .htaccess password via the xampppasswd parameter.

Recommendations For XAMPP version 1.6.8, consider restricting access to the security/xamppsecurity.php file to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the xampppasswd parameter in sensitive operations until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-6498

Affected Products

Xampp

References · 6

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/7384 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/10391 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6498 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32134 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-6498 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47201 · Note