Apachefriends XAMPP 1.8.1 cross site scripting

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apachefriends XAMPP 1.8.1. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented 09/29/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-2586 since 03/15/2013. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by Manuel García Cárdenas and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 364 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (87499) and Exploit-DB (28654).

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Manuel García Cárdenas
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OpenVAS ID: 802293
OpenVAS Name: XAMPP Local Write Access Vulnerability - Oct14
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02/10/2013 🔍
03/15/2013 +33 days 🔍
09/30/2013 +199 days 🔍
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09/29/2014 +361 days 🔍
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03/26/2015 +178 days 🔍
03/29/2022 +2560 days 🔍

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Advisory: 123407
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2013-2586 (🔍)
X-Force: 87499
Vulnerability Center: 41762 - XAMPP 1.8.1 \x27/xampp/lang.php\x27 Remote Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 62665
OSVDB: 97780

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 03/26/2015 04:14 PM
Updated: 03/29/2022 01:41 PM
Changes: 03/26/2015 04:14 PM (58), 05/12/2017 02:18 PM (8), 03/29/2022 01:41 PM (3)
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