XSS in Awstats
CVE-2022-46391
AWStats 7.x through 7.8 allows XSS in the hostinfo plugin due to printing a response from Net::XWhois without proper checks.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.007 (47.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Awstats
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 36, 37
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-46391?
- CVE-2022-46391 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Awstats, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-12-04.
- How severe is CVE-2022-46391?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.