Cross-site scripting in XAMPP - CVE-2013-2586
Published: September 30, 2014 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41274
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2586
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
XAMPP
How to mitigate CVE-2013-2586
Install update from vendor's website.
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
External 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