CVE-2017-20018 json
XAMPP Installer uncontrolled search path
published 2022-06-09 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-11033
- cvss
- 6.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability was found in XAMPP 7.1.1-0-VC14. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Installer. The manipulation leads to privilege escalation. It is possible to launch the attack remotely.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- packetstormsecurity.com https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142406/xampp-dllhijack.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.4 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- unspecified XAMPP
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
References
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/142406/xampp-dllhijack.txt
exploit, mitigation, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
vuldb.com
/?id.100950
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-20018
- NVD CVE-2017-20018
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