CVE-2005-0116

Public Exploit

Description

AWStats 6.1, and other versions before 6.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the configdir parameter to aswtats.pl.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 91.75% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory sourceforge.net Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory idefense.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=185&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=false patch vendor advisory third party advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12298 vdb entry
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0501-exploits/AWStatsVulnAnalysis.pdf
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/272296 patch third party advisory us government resource
http://www.osvdb.org/13002 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/13893/ patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://awstats.sourceforge.net/docs/awstats_changelog.txt patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0116?
CVE-2005-0116 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0116?
To fix CVE-2005-0116, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0116 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-0116 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~92% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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