CVE-2008-6499 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can spoof critical variables like REMOTE_ADDR to bypass security checks in XAMPP's security interface.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-6499?
CVE-2008-6499 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6499?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apachefriends Xampp.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6499?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6499 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2008-6499 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6499 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6vrv-pvc8-f6cm.