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CVE-2008-6498: apachefriends xampp Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
Published 20-03-2009Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-6498 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in apachefriends xampp. EPSS estimates a 1.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
37/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.05%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 20-03-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.05%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

64%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.05% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.05%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • exploit-databasephpVerified

    XAMPP 1.7.2 - Change Administrative Password

    Maturity: poc

  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    XAMPP 1.6.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (Change Administrative Password)

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apachefriends1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links