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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.5

CVE-2008-6499 json

security/xamppsecurity.php in XAMPP 1.6.8 performs an extract operation on the SERVER superglobal array, which allows remote attackers to s…

published 2009-03-20 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-6469

cvss
5.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.6%
EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-7384)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-7384 XAMPP 1.6.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (Change Administrative Password) remote, 2008-12-08

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.