CVE-2008-5080

Description

awstats.pl in AWStats 6.8 and earlier does not properly remove quote characters, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the query_string parameter. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-3714.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.36%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/33002 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47116 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474396 vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=495432#21
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-686-1 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5080?
CVE-2008-5080 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5080?
To fix CVE-2008-5080, 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-2008-5080 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-5080 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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