CVE-2008-6499 EXPLOIT
5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.6% (pctl 74)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
security/xamppsecurity.php in XAMPP 1.6.8 performs an extract operation on the SERVER superglobal array, which allows remote attackers to spoof critical variables, as demonstrated by setting the REMOTE_ADDR variable to 127.0.0.1.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.5 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 1.56% — more likely to be exploited than 74% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-03-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apachefriends | xampp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | XAMPP 1.6.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (Change Administrative Password) | 2008-12-08 |
References
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