AWStats up to 7.0 cross site scripting

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in AWStats (Log Management Software). Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in awredir.pl in AWStats before 7.1 has unknown impact and attack vectors.

The weakness was shared 10/17/2012 as confirmed changelog entry (Website). The advisory is shared for download at awstats.sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-4547 since 08/21/2012. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63082 (Fedora 17 : awstats-7.0-9.fc17 (2012-18423)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 7.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79453), Tenable (63082), SecurityFocus (BID 55959†), OSVDB (92066†) and Secunia (SA50965†). The entries VDB-6852, VDB-23852, VDB-43734 and VDB-55589 are related to this item.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional

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Nessus ID: 63082
Nessus Name: Fedora 17 : awstats-7.0-9.fc17 (2012-18423)
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OpenVAS ID: 864897
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for awstats FEDORA-2012-18423
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AWStats 7.1

Timelineinfo

06/04/2012 🔍
08/21/2012 +78 days 🔍
10/16/2012 +56 days 🔍
10/17/2012 +1 days 🔍
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10/31/2012 +14 days 🔍
11/29/2012 +29 days 🔍
12/01/2012 +2 days 🔍
12/02/2012 +1 days 🔍
04/09/2013 +128 days 🔍
05/06/2021 +2949 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: awstats.sourceforge.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-4547 (🔍)
X-Force: 79453 - AWStats unspecified cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 55959 - AWStats Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 50965 - AWStats Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 92066
Vulnerability Center: 37465 - AWStats <7.1 awredir.pl Unspecified Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2013 10:38 AM
Updated: 05/06/2021 08:33 PM
Changes: 04/09/2013 10:38 AM (81), 04/22/2017 09:11 AM (6), 05/06/2021 08:33 PM (3)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 18:080:40

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