XAMPP CVE-2019-8920 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	109120
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2019-8920
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jul 09 2019 12:00AM
Updated:	Jul 09 2019 12:00AM
Credit:	The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable:	Apachefriends Xampp 1.7
Not Vulnerable:

XAMPP CVE-2019-8920 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

XAMPP for Linux is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

XAMPP version 1.7.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

XAMPP CVE-2019-8920 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting to victim to follow a malicious URI.

XAMPP CVE-2019-8920 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

XAMPP CVE-2019-8920 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• XAMPP Homepage (XAMPP)
  
• XAMPP 1.7.0 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (Lucideus)