CVE-2008-6498
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in security/xamppsecurity.php in XAMPP 1.6.8...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-6498- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-6498- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6468 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-6468- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qr4m-2pp8-q46q No score
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in security/xamppsecurity.php in XAMPP 1.6.8...
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.
- Record
GHSA-qr4m-2pp8-q46q- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | XAMPP 1.7.2 - Change Administrative Password | 2009-12-11 |
| Exploit-DB | XAMPP 1.6.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (Change Administrative Password) | 2008-12-08 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-6498 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Apachefriends Xampp, published March 20, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.05%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.