Xampp up to 8.1.4 on Windows Installation default permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Xampp up to 8.1.4 on Windows. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Installation. The manipulation leads to default permission. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-29376. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Xampp up to 8.1.4 on Windows and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Installation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a default permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-276. During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 05/24/2022. The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-29376 since 04/16/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Default permission
CWE: CWE-276 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/16/2022 🔍
05/24/2022 +38 days 🔍
05/24/2022 +0 days 🔍
08/15/2025 +1179 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-29376 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-29376
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200597

Entryinfo

Created: 05/24/2022 07:19
Updated: 08/15/2025 17:59
Changes: 05/24/2022 07:19 (37), 05/29/2022 11:01 (1), 06/20/2023 09:44 (2), 08/15/2025 17:59 (33)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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Discussion

 Anonymous User (+0)
3 years ago
Good morning,
Why did You use the cpe "xampp:xampp" instead of the official "apachefriends:xampp" provided by NVD Nist ?

Best Regards,
TEAM CERT
 VulDB Community Team3 years ago
Thank you, we have just aligned the CPE.

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