CVE-2008-6498 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack user sessions to change .htaccess passwords via CSRF in XAMPP security interface.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-6498?
CVE-2008-6498 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in security/xamppsecurity.php in XAMPP 1.6.8 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users for requests that change a certain .htaccess password via the xampppasswd parameter.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6498?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apachefriends Xampp.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6498?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6498 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-6498 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6498 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qr4m-2pp8-q46q.