Improper input validation in Awstats
CVE-2005-0116
AWStats 6.1, and other versions before 6.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the configdir parameter to aswtats.pl.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.749 (99.5th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.749 · newest: 0.749 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.idefense.com/application/poi/display (Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/12298 (vdb-entry)
- packetstormsecurity.org/0501-exploits/AWStatsVulnAnalysis.pdf
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/272296 (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/13002 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/13893/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- awstats.sourceforge.net/docs/awstats_changelog.txt (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-0116?
- CVE-2005-0116 is a vulnerability in Awstats, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2005-01-18.
- Is CVE-2005-0116 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.