CVE-2016-10031
WampServer 3.0.6 installs two services called 'wampapache' and 'wampmysqld' with weak file permissions, running with SYSTEM privileges.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.1%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
WampServer 3.0.6 installs two services called 'wampapache' and 'wampmysqld' with weak file permissions, running with SYSTEM privileges. This could potentially allow an authorized but non-privileged local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the system. To properly exploit this vulnerability, the local attacker must insert an executable file called mysqld.exe or httpd.exe and replace the original files. The next time the service starts, the malicious file will get executed as SYSTEM. NOTE: the vendor disputes the relevance of this report, taking the position that a configuration in which "'someone' (an attacker) is able to replace files on a PC" is not "the fault of WampServer.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.15% probability · 67th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 26 December 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- wampserver/wampserver
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://forum.wampserver.com/read.php?2%2C144473
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140279/Wampserver-3.0.6-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://sourceforge.net/p/wampserver/bugs/52/Issue Tracking
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40967/
- http://forum.wampserver.com/read.php?2%2C144473
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140279/Wampserver-3.0.6-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://sourceforge.net/p/wampserver/bugs/52/Issue Tracking
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40967/
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