Privilege escalatio in XAMPP

1) Security restrictions bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU49085

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 7.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11107

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation on Windows system. An unprivileged user can change a .exe configuration in xampp-contol.ini for all users (including admins) to enable arbitrary command execution.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

XAMPP: 7.2.0 - 7.4.3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends.org:xampp:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends.org:xampp:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends.org:xampp:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.apachefriends.org/blog/new_xampp_20200401.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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