XAMPP 1.4.x has multiple default or null passwords, which allows attackers to gain privileges.
Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
XAMPP 1.4.x has multiple default or null passwords, which allows attackers to gain privileges.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04694 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 17
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:0.1:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1 | Vulnerable | Xampp |
| cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:0.2:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2 | Vulnerable | Xampp |
| cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:0.3:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3 | Vulnerable | Xampp |
| cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.1 | Vulnerable | Xampp |
| cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.2 | Vulnerable | Xampp |
| cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.3 | Vulnerable | Xampp |
| cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.4 | Vulnerable | Xampp |
| cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.5 | Vulnerable | Xampp |
| cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.6 | Vulnerable | Xampp |
| cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.7 | Vulnerable | Xampp |
- cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:0.1:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1 Vulnerable ·Xampp
- cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:0.2:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2 Vulnerable ·Xampp
- cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:0.3:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3 Vulnerable ·Xampp
- cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·Xampp
- cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·Xampp
- cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.3 Vulnerable ·Xampp
- cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.4 Vulnerable ·Xampp
- cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.5 Vulnerable ·Xampp
- cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.6 Vulnerable ·Xampp
- cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.7 Vulnerable ·Xampp
Show 7 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.8 | Vulnerable | Xampp |
| cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.9 | Vulnerable | Xampp |
| cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.10 | Vulnerable | Xampp |
| cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.10a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.10a | Vulnerable | Xampp |
| cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.11 | Vulnerable | Xampp |
| cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.12 | Vulnerable | Xampp |
| cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.13 | Vulnerable | Xampp |
- cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.8 Vulnerable ·Xampp
- cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.9 Vulnerable ·Xampp
- cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.10 Vulnerable ·Xampp
- cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.10a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.10a Vulnerable ·Xampp
- cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.11 Vulnerable ·Xampp
- cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.12 Vulnerable ·Xampp
- cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.13 Vulnerable ·Xampp
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1078
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4gqx-298x-p3v3
References
Other 1
More Xampp Apache Distribution vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-02000 The ADONewConnection Connect function in adodb.php in XAMPP 1.6.0a and earlier for… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2007-02001 Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in XAMPP 1.6.0a for Windows allow remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-01931 Directory traversal vulnerability in XAMPP before 1.4.14 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2005-01015 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in XAMPP 1.4.x allow remote attackers… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2005-1078 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-1078 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4gqx-298x-p3v3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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