VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-5080
awstats.pl in AWStats 6.8 and earlier does not properly remove quote characters, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the query_string parameter.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 1.09%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.09%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
awstats.pl in AWStats 6.8 and earlier does not properly remove quote characters, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the query_string parameter. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-3714.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.09% probability · 63th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- awstats/awstats
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=495432#21
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33002
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-686-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474396Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47116
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=495432#21
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33002
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-686-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474396Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47116
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.