CVE-2006-2237

Description

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.

5.1

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 90.60% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2237?: CVE-2006-2237 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2237?: To fix CVE-2006-2237, 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-2006-2237 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2237 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~91% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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