Apachefriends XAMPP 1.4.4 credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apachefriends XAMPP 1.4.4. Impacted is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to credentials management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0919. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apachefriends XAMPP 1.4.4. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-255. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

XAMPP installs multiple packages with insecure default passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via (1) the "lampp" default password for the "nobody" account within the included ProFTPD installation, (2) a blank default password for the "root" account within the included MySQL installation, (3) a blank default password for the "pma" account within the phpMyAdmin installation, and possibly other unspecified passwords. NOTE: this was originally reported as a problem in DFLabs PTK, but this issue affects any product that is installed within the XAMPP environment, and should not be viewed as a vulnerability within that product. NOTE: DFLabs states that PTK is intended for use in a laboratory with "no contact from / to internet."

The weakness was disclosed 03/16/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at ptk.dflabs.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-0919 since 03/16/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1552 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 27358 (XAMPP FTP Server Accessible Using Default Credentials).

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 (49306) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35832†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Apachefriends

Name

• XAMPP

Version

• 1.4.4

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

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03/17/2015 +950 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ptk.dflabs.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-0919 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0919
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47162
X-Force: 49306
Vulnerability Center: 35832 - XAMPP Default Password Multiple Packages Install Allows Remote Access Bypass via Multiple Vectors, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 04/20/2025 00:08
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (45), 04/15/2017 16:23 (8), 04/20/2025 00:08 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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