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CVE-2020-29600

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4953-1

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

In AWStats through 7.7, cgi-bin/awstats.pl?config= accepts an absolute pathname, even though it was intended to only read a file in the /etc/awstats/awstats.conf format. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-1000501.

En AWStats versiones hasta 7.7, cgi-bin/awstats.pl?config= acepta un nombre de ruta absoluto, aunque su intención es que solo lea un archivo en el formato /etc/awstats/awstats.conf. NOTA: este problema se presenta debido a una corrección incompleta para el CVE-2017-1000501

Sean Boran discovered that AWStats incorrectly filtered certain parameters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that AWStats incorrectly filtered certain parameters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2020-12-07 CVE Reserved
  • 2020-12-07 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-04 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Awstats
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 Awstats
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 <= 7.7
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Affected
Debian
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 Debian Linux
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 9.0
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Affected
Fedoraproject
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 Fedora
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 32
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Affected