CVE-2013-2586

XAMPP 1.8.1 does not properly restrict access to xampp/lang.php, which allows remote attackers to...

4.3 MediumPublic exploit

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.

Exploit likelihood

5.21%Up 2.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Record: CVE-2013-2586
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2013-2586
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2013-2528 No score

Record: EUVD-2013-2528
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-93fc-g7mh-w7p5 No score

XAMPP 1.8.1 does not properly restrict access to xampp/lang.php, which allows remote attackers to...

Record: GHSA-93fc-g7mh-w7p5
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

apachefriends xampp

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	XAMPP 1.8.1 - 'lang.php?WriteIntoLocalDisk method' Local Write Access	2013-09-30

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-2586 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Apachefriends Xampp, published September 29, 2014. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.21%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.