CVE-2017-20018 (GCVE-0-2017-20018)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-06-09 22:35 – Updated: 2025-04-15 14:30
VLAI
Title
XAMPP Installer uncontrolled search path
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.
Severity
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
unspecified XAMPP Affected: 7.1.1-0-VC14
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