CVE-2008-5080

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

awstats.pl in AWStats 6.8 and earlier does not properly remove quote characters, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the query_string parameter. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-3714.

awstats.pl en AWStats 6.8 y versiones anteriores no borrar apropiadamente el carácter de comilla simple, el cual permite a los atacantes remotos realizas un ataque de secuencias de comandos en sitios cruzados (XSS) a través del parámetro query_string. NOTA: Este asunto existe por una incompleta solución para CVE-2008-3714.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-11-14 CVE Reserved
2008-12-03 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=495432#21	X_refsource_misc
http://secunia.com/advisories/33002	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47116	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-686-1	2023-11-07
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474396	2023-11-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Awstats Search vendor "Awstats"		Awstats Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats"				<= 6.8 Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats" and version " <= 6.8"		-		Affected
Awstats Search vendor "Awstats"		Awstats Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats"				5.0 Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Awstats Search vendor "Awstats"		Awstats Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats"				5.1 Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats" and version "5.1"		-		Affected
Awstats Search vendor "Awstats"		Awstats Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats"				5.2 Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats" and version "5.2"		-		Affected
Awstats Search vendor "Awstats"		Awstats Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats"				5.3 Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats" and version "5.3"		-		Affected
Awstats Search vendor "Awstats"		Awstats Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats"				5.4 Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats" and version "5.4"		-		Affected
Awstats Search vendor "Awstats"		Awstats Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats"				5.5 Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats" and version "5.5"		-		Affected
Awstats Search vendor "Awstats"		Awstats Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats"				5.6 Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats" and version "5.6"		-		Affected
Awstats Search vendor "Awstats"		Awstats Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats"				5.7 Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats" and version "5.7"		-		Affected
Awstats Search vendor "Awstats"		Awstats Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats"				5.8 Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats" and version "5.8"		-		Affected
Awstats Search vendor "Awstats"		Awstats Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats"				5.9 Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats" and version "5.9"		-		Affected
Awstats Search vendor "Awstats"		Awstats Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats"				6.0 Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Awstats Search vendor "Awstats"		Awstats Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats"				6.1 Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats" and version "6.1"		-		Affected
Awstats Search vendor "Awstats"		Awstats Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats"				6.2 Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats" and version "6.2"		-		Affected
Awstats Search vendor "Awstats"		Awstats Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats"				6.3 Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats" and version "6.3"		-		Affected
Awstats Search vendor "Awstats"		Awstats Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats"				6.4 Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats" and version "6.4"		-		Affected
Awstats Search vendor "Awstats"		Awstats Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats"				6.5 Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats" and version "6.5"		-		Affected
Awstats Search vendor "Awstats"		Awstats Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats"				6.6 Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats" and version "6.6"		-		Affected
Awstats Search vendor "Awstats"		Awstats Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats"				6.7 Search vendor "Awstats" for product "Awstats" and version "6.7"		-		Affected