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Vulnerability record · CVE-2013-2586 · published 29 September 2014

CVE-2013-2586: Apachefriends xampp cross-site scripting vulnerability

Apachefriends · Xampp

XAMPP 1.8.1 does not properly restrict access to xampp/lang.php, which allows remote attackers to modify xampp/lang.tmp and execute cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the WriteIntoLocalDisk method.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 5.2% · top 7.8% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
5.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References, 8 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

XAMPP 1.8.1 does not properly restrict access to xampp/lang.php, which allows remote attackers to modify xampp/lang.tmp and execute cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the WriteIntoLocalDisk method.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-09/0131.html Exploit
http://osvdb.org/97780
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/123407/XAMPP-1.8.1-Local-Write-Access.html Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28654 Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62665 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87499
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-09/0131.html Exploit
http://osvdb.org/97780
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/123407/XAMPP-1.8.1-Local-Write-Access.html Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28654 Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62665 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87499

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2013-2586), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.