9.8
CRITICAL
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 :

July 27, 2020, 3:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
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
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-1000501.

URL Resource
http://www.awstats.org/ Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/eldy/awstats/commit/06c0ab29c1e5059d9e0279c6b64d573d619e1651 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/eldy/awstats/commit/cf219843a74c951bf5986f3a7fffa3dcf99c3899 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00012.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-37
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4092 Third Party Advisory

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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 [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
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

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

8.27 }} 0.14%

score

0.93721

percentile

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