SB2014093012 - Cross-site scripting in XAMPP
Published: September 30, 2014 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014093012
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2586)
CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
XAMPP 1.8.1 does not properly restrict access to xampp/lang.php, which allows remote attackers to modify xampp/lang.tmp and execute cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the WriteIntoLocalDisk method.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-09/0131.html
- http://osvdb.org/97780
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/123407/XAMPP-1.8.1-Local-Write-Access.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28654
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62665
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87499