CVE-2005-1078

XAMPP 1.4.x - Default Credential Vulnerability

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-1078. PoCs published by Morning Wood.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing an insecure default password disclosure vulnerability in XAMPP. The issue allows an attacker to access default passwords for various utilities via a specific URL.

Description

XAMPP 1.4.x has multiple default or null passwords, which allows attackers to gain privileges.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Morning Wood · textdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25393

This is a writeup describing an insecure default password disclosure vulnerability in XAMPP. The issue allows an attacker to access default passwords for various utilities via a specific URL.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: XAMPP (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target XAMPP installation's web interface
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13131
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111330048629182&w=2

Scores

EPSS 0.0469
EPSS Percentile 90.6%

Details

Status published
Products (17)
xampp/apache_distribution 0.1
xampp/apache_distribution 0.2
xampp/apache_distribution 0.3
xampp/apache_distribution 1.4.1
xampp/apache_distribution 1.4.2
xampp/apache_distribution 1.4.3
xampp/apache_distribution 1.4.4
xampp/apache_distribution 1.4.5
xampp/apache_distribution 1.4.6
xampp/apache_distribution 1.4.7
... and 7 more
Published Apr 12, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026