VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-6499
CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.56%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-03-20
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')