What is CVE-2022-47637?

CVE-2022-47637 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apachefriends Xampp, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-09-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-47637?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apachefriends Xampp

CVE-2022-47637

The installer in XAMPP through 8.1.12 allows local users to write to the C:\xampp directory. Common use cases execute files under C:\xampp with administrative privileges.

EPSS: 0.002 (15.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apachefriends Xampp
Microsoft Windows
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-281 — Improper Preservation of Permissions

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-47637?: CVE-2022-47637 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apachefriends Xampp, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-09-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-47637?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.