16089 : AWStats awstats.pl Multiple Parameter Shell Metacharacter Arbitrary Command Execution
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4 months ago

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Disclosure

Feb 09, 2005

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Feb 09, 2005

Solution

Unknown

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 Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Available
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

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
CERT VU: 259785
Related OSVDB ID: 13832 13833
CVE ID: 2005-0362 (see also: NVD)

Tools & Filters

Nessus	16427 19185

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