#VU35736 Cross-site scripting in XAMPP - CVE-2019-8920

Vulnerability identifier: #VU35736

Vulnerability 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

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
XAMPP
Server applications / Application servers

Vendor: Apache Friends

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

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

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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.