CVE-2008-6498

XAMPP 1.6.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via xampppasswd Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2008-6498. PoCs published by bi0, Michael Brooks.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing an authentication bypass vulnerability in XAMPP 1.7.2 where the 'xamppsecurity.php' page is accessible remotely, allowing unauthorized password changes for .htaccess and phpMyAdmin.

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in security/xamppsecurity.php in XAMPP 1.6.8 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users for requests that change a certain .htaccess password via the xampppasswd parameter.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by bi0 · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10391

This is a writeup describing an authentication bypass vulnerability in XAMPP 1.7.2 where the 'xamppsecurity.php' page is accessible remotely, allowing unauthorized password changes for .htaccess and phpMyAdmin.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: XAMPP 1.7.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the XAMPP server · XAMPP 1.7.2 installed with default configuration
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Michael Brooks · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7384

This exploit leverages a combination of global variable manipulation and XSRF to bypass IP-based restrictions and change the administrative password for XAMPP's security directories. It exploits the use of `extract($_POST)` to overwrite the `$_SERVER[REMOTE_ADDR]` variable, allowing an attacker to spoof their IP address as 127.0.0.1.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: XAMPP 1.6.8
Auth required
Prerequisites: Authenticated session in the target browser · Access to the XAMPP security page
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7384
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32134
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47201

Scores

EPSS 0.0105
EPSS Percentile 59.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-352
Status published
Products (1)
apachefriends/xampp 1.6.8
Published Mar 20, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026