Path Traversal in Awstats
CVE-2020-35176
In AWStats through 7.8, cgi-bin/awstats.pl?config= accepts a partial absolute pathname (omitting the initial /etc), 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 and CVE-2020-29600.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.022 (81.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 81.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.022 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Awstats
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 32, 33
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/eldy/awstats/issues/195 (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00035.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-35176?
- CVE-2020-35176 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Awstats, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-12-12.
- How severe is CVE-2020-35176?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.