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CVE-2008-6499

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Published: Mar 20, 2009Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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5.5
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P
Exploitability: 8.0 / Impact: 4.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Apachefriends: Xampp
Apachefriends
1 product
Xampp
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Xampp
Version 1.6.8

Related CWEs

CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

References (4)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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