Description
AWStats 6.5, and possibly other versions, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by using the configdir parameter to awstats.pl to upload a configuration file whose name contains shell metacharacters, then access that file using the LogFile directive.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:NAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=365910
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20164Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20283Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20502
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20710
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1075Patch
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_33_awstats.html
- http://www.osreviews.net/reviews/comm/awstatsPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18327
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1998
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/290-1/
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=365910
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20164Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20283Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20502
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20710
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1075Patch
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_33_awstats.html
- http://www.osreviews.net/reviews/comm/awstatsPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18327
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1998
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/290-1/
Timeline
- Published
- May 30, 2006
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified