XAMPP Local Write Access Vulnerability - Oct14

Summary
This host is installed with XAMPP and is prone to arbitrary file download vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow remote attacker to manipulate the file and execute arbitrary script or HTML code. Impact Level: Application
Solution
Upgrade to version 1.8.2 or later, For updates refer http://sourceforge.net/projects/xampp
Insight
Flaw is due to /xampp/lang.php script not properly handling WriteIntoLocalDisk method (i.e) granting write access to the lang.tmp file to unprivileged users.
Affected
XAMPP version 1.8.1, Prior versions may also be affected.
Detection
Send a crafted HTTP GET request and check whether it is able to write data into local file or not.
References