Description
XAMPP 1.8.1 does not properly restrict access to xampp/lang.php, which allows remote attackers to modify xampp/lang.tmp and execute cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the WriteIntoLocalDisk method.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- XAMPP 1.8.1 - 'lang.php?WriteIntoLocalDisk method' Local Write Access EDB-28654 · webapps · Sep 30, 2013
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/123407/XAMPP-1.8.1-Local-Write-Access.html
- 20130926 XAMPP 1.8.1 Local Write Access Vulnerability mailing-list
- 97780 vdb-entry
- 28654 exploit
- 62665 vdb-entry
- xampp-cve20122586-lang-security-bypass(87499) vdb-entry