CVE-2013-2586

Exp

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.

Published: 2014-09-29 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-2586 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 14.10%, 94th percentile). 5 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2013-2586

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
28654 exploit_db edb 2013-09-30 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-2586

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-15 14.60% 14.10% -0.50%
2 2026-03-18 13.32% 14.60% +1.28%
3 2026-03-09 — 13.32% —

Full EPSS history (41 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-2586

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-2586

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-2586

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apachefriends xampp 1.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-2586

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