9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.0
CVE-2017-1000501
Apache Awstats Path Traversal Remote Code Execution
Description

Awstats version 7.6 and earlier is vulnerable to a path traversal flaw in the handling of the "config" and "migrate" parameters resulting in unauthenticated remote code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 3, 2018, 3:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:04 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-1000501 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Awstats awstats
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
A path traversal vulnerability exists in AWStats, allowing for unauthenticated remote code execution; upgrading to a patched version is recommended.
  • Update the affected AWStats package.
  • If available, upgrade to version 7.8 or later.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-1000501 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-1000501 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-1000501 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.awstats.org/
    Added Reference https://github.com/eldy/awstats/commit/06c0ab29c1e5059d9e0279c6b64d573d619e1651
    Added Reference https://github.com/eldy/awstats/commit/cf219843a74c951bf5986f3a7fffa3dcf99c3899
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00012.html
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-37
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4092
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-37 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4092 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4092 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00012.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00012.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 04, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00012.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4092 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/eldy/awstats/commit/06c0ab29c1e5059d9e0279c6b64d573d619e1651 No Types Assigned https://github.com/eldy/awstats/commit/06c0ab29c1e5059d9e0279c6b64d573d619e1651 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.awstats.org/ No Types Assigned http://www.awstats.org/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/eldy/awstats/commit/cf219843a74c951bf5986f3a7fffa3dcf99c3899 No Types Assigned https://github.com/eldy/awstats/commit/cf219843a74c951bf5986f3a7fffa3dcf99c3899 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.6.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

5.92 }} -0.29%

score

0.90188

percentile