awstats 6.3/6.4 awstats.pl PluginMode information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in awstats 6.3/6.4. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file awstats.pl. Executing a manipulation of the argument PluginMode can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2005-0436. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in awstats 6.3/6.4 (Log Management Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file awstats.pl. The manipulation of the argument PluginMode with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Direct code injection vulnerability in awstats.pl in AWStats 6.3 and 6.4 allows remote attackers to execute portions of Perl code via the PluginMode parameter.

The bug was discovered 08/09/2005. The weakness was published 02/14/2005 by ghc (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-0436 since 02/15/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at packetstormsecurity.nl. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16456 (AWStats Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (Cmd Exec, Traversal, ID)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3273.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19336), Exploit-DB (817), Tenable (16456), SecurityFocus (BID 12545†) and OSVDB (13832†). Similar entries are available at VDB-24462, VDB-24461 and VDB-24459. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 16456
Nessus Name: AWStats Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (Cmd Exec, Traversal, ID)
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OpenVAS ID: 52186
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: awstats
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: ghc
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0436 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0436
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24460
X-Force: 19336
SecurityFocus: 12545 - AWStats Debug Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 14299
OSVDB: 13832 - AWStats awstats.pl PluginMode Parameter Arbitrary Command Execution
Vulnerability Center: 9030 - AWStats 6.3-6.4 Code Injection and via the PluginMode or LoadPlugin parameters to Eval Function, High

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

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 10/19/2024 19:24
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (79), 06/08/2019 16:49 (2), 10/19/2024 19:24 (18)
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