// For flags

CVE-2022-46391

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5899-1

Severity Score

6.1
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

AWStats 7.x through 7.8 allows XSS in the hostinfo plugin due to printing a response from Net::XWhois without proper checks.

AWStats 7.x a 7.8 permite XSS en el complemento hostinfo debido a que se imprime una respuesta de Net::XWhois sin las comprobaciones adecuadas.

It was discovered that AWStats did not properly sanitize the content of whois responses in the hostinfo plugin. An attacker could possibly use this issue to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
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
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-12-04 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-12-04 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-03 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
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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 >= 7.0 <= 7.8
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-
Affected
Debian
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 Debian Linux
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 10.0
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-
Affected
Fedoraproject
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 Fedora
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 36
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Affected
Fedoraproject
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 Fedora
Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"
 37
Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "37"
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Affected