CVE-2006-2237 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The web interface for AWStats 6.4 and 6.5, when statistics updates are enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the migrate parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.90596.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Awstats	Awstats

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:6.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:6.5:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1058-1	New awstats packages fix arbitrary command execution
Ubuntu USN	USN-285-1	awstats vulnerability

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://awstats.sourceforge.net/awstats_security_news.php
http://secunia.com/advisories/19969
http://secunia.com/advisories/20170
http://secunia.com/advisories/20186
http://secunia.com/advisories/20496
http://secunia.com/advisories/20710
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-06.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1058
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_33_awstats.html
http://www.osreviews.net/reviews/comm/awstats
http://www.osvdb.org/25284
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17844
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1678
http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/2df297a2-dc74-11da-a22b-000c6ec775d9.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26287
https://usn.ubuntu.com/285-1/

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-05-08T23:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:43:28.626Z

Reserved: 2006-05-08T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2006-2237

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-05-08T23:02:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2006-2237

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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