VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-29600
In AWStats through 7.7, cgi-bin/awstats.pl?config= accepts an absolute pathname, even though it was intended to only read a file in the /etc/awstats/awstats.conf format.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 3.84%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.84%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In AWStats through 7.7, cgi-bin/awstats.pl?config= accepts an absolute pathname, even though it was intended to only read a file in the /etc/awstats/awstats.conf format. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-1000501.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.84% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- awstats/awstats · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=891469Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/eldy/awstats/issues/90Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00035.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/47QZWKSRZYZFESYTLSW7A6KVKOOPL7IV/
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=891469Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/eldy/awstats/issues/90Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00035.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/47QZWKSRZYZFESYTLSW7A6KVKOOPL7IV/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.