16089 : AWStats awstats.pl Multiple Parameter Shell Metacharacter Arbitrary Command Execution
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2005-02-09

Description

AWStats contains several flaws that may allow a malicious user to execute arbitrary code. The issue is triggered when providing shell meta-characters to the "pluginmode", "loadplugin", or "noloadplugin" variables of the awstats.pl script. It is possible that the flaw may allow execution of arbitrary commands under the web server privileges resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 6.4 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Laurent Destailleur

AWStats

6.2

References

Related OSVDB ID: 13832 13833
CVE ID: 2005-0362 (see also: NVD) 2005-0363 (see also: NVD)
CERT VU: 259785
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=294488
Generic Informational URL: http://packetstormsecurity.nl/0501-exploits/AWStatsVulnAnalysis.pdf
Other Advisory URL: http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-682

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Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.6
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-06-07 | Disagree? | There are 1 more: View All

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