Apache Friends XAMPP up to 1.7.3 WebDAV Service /webdav/ unrestricted upload

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apache Friends XAMPP up to 1.7.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /webdav/ of the component WebDAV Service. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-10062. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Apache Friends XAMPP up to 1.7.3 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file /webdav/ of the component WebDAV Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in XAMPP, developed by Apache Friends, version 1.7.3's default WebDAV configuration allows remote authenticated attackers to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code. The WebDAV service, accessible via /webdav/, accepts HTTP PUT requests using default credentials. This permits attackers to upload a malicious PHP payload and trigger its execution via a subsequent GET request, resulting in remote code execution on the server.

The weakness was published by theLightCosine. The advisory is shared at raw.githubusercontent.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-10062 since 08/28/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1608.002 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 Exploit-DB (18367) and EUVD (EUVD-2012-6608). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Apache Friends

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• XAMPP

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• 1.7.0
• 1.7.1
• 1.7.2
• 1.7.3

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• open-source

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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