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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (50.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Awstats
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 36, 37
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/eldy/AWStats/pull/226 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00010.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-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.