CVE-2020-11107

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 32.20% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory apachefriends.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.apachefriends.org/blog/new_xampp_20200401.html vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164292/XAMPP-7.4.3-Privilege-Escalation.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-11107?
CVE-2020-11107 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-11107?
To fix CVE-2020-11107, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-11107 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-11107 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~32% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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