Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 20, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-6499
CVE-2008-6499
Description
security/xamppsecurity.php in XAMPP 1.6.8 performs an extract operation on the SERVER superglobal array, which allows remote attackers to spoof critical variables, as demonstrated by setting the REMOTE_ADDR variable to 127.0.0.1.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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