CVE-2020-11107 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

An unprivileged user can modify a shared configuration file to execute arbitrary commands with administrative privileges on Windows systems running XAMPP.

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-2020-11107?

CVE-2020-11107 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Apr 2020. 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

An issue was discovered in XAMPP before 7.2.29, 7.3.x before 7.3.16 , and 7.4.x before 7.4.4 on Windows. An unprivileged user can change a .exe configuration in xampp-contol.ini for all users (including admins) to enable arbitrary command execution.

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11107?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apachefriends Xampp.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11107?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11107 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-11107 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11107 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 3 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x3gf-hh36-p3pf.

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