Cross-site scripting in XAMPP

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU35736

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-8920

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

iart.php in XAMPP 1.7.0 has XSS, a related issue to CVE-2008-3569.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

XAMPP: 1.7.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends.org:xampp:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109120
https://blog.lucideus.com/2019/07/xampp-170-reflected-cross-site-scripting.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.