CVE-2006-2644
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.71%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.71% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- awstats/awstats
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
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/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.