Vulnerability in Apachefriends Xampp
CVE-2020-11107
An issue was discovered in XAMPP before 7.2.29, 7.3.x before 7.3.16 , and 7.4.x before 7.4.4 on Windows. An unprivileged user can change a .exe configuration in xampp-contol.ini for all users (including admins) to enable arbitrary command execution.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.225 (97.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.225 · newest: 0.225 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
- S1lkys/CVE-2020-11107
- andripwn/CVE-2020-11107
- Mohnad-AL-saif/Mohnad-AL-saif-CVE-2020-11107-XAMPP-Local-Privilege-Escalation
- SexyBeast233/SecBooks
- developer3000S/PoC-in-GitHub
- eastmountyxz/CSDNBlog-Security-Based
- eastmountyxz/NetworkSecuritySelf-study
- githuberxu/Safety-Books
- hectorgie/PoC-in-GitHub
- nomi-sec/PoC-in-GitHub
References
- www.apachefriends.org/blog/new_xampp_20200401.html (Vendor Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/164292/XAMPP-7.4.3-Privilege-Escalation.html (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-11107?
- CVE-2020-11107 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apachefriends Xampp, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-04-02.
- How severe is CVE-2020-11107?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-11107 known to be exploited?
- 15 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.