Cross-Site Request Forgery in XAMPP by Apache Friends
CVE-2008-6498

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Key Information:

Vendor: Apachefriends
Status: Xampp
Vendor: CVE Published:; 20 March 2009

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What is CVE-2008-6498?

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in the security/xamppsecurity.php file of XAMPP version 1.6.8. This issue enables remote attackers to exploit the authentication of users by sending crafted requests that modify the .htaccess password through the xampppasswd parameter. If successful, this vulnerability could allow unauthorized changes to sensitive configurations, compromising the security of the web application. Users of XAMPP 1.6.8 should take steps to mitigate this vulnerability.

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