AWStats migrate parameter command execution
| awstats-migrate-command-execution (26287) |  High Risk |
Description:
AWStats could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. If the "AllowToUpdateStatsFromBrowser" option is enabled, a remote attacker could send a specially-crafted HTTP request to the awstats.pl script containing a pipe character followed by arbitrary shell commands in the "migrate" parameter which would be executed with the privileges of the Web server process.
Platforms Affected:
- AWStats, AWStats 6.5 and prior
- Canonical, Ubuntu 5.04
- Canonical, Ubuntu 5.10
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.1
- Gentoo, Linux
- Novell, UnitedLinux 1.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 10.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 10.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.2
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.3
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of AWStats (6.6 or later), available from the AWStats Web site. See References.
For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-285-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux:
Refer to DSA-1058-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2006-06-06 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE-SA:2006:033 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- AWStats Web site, AWStats security announcements at http://awstats.sourceforge.net/awstats_security_news.php.
- OS Reviews 2006-05-03, AWStats: Flexible but Insecure at http://www.osreviews.net/reviews/comm/awstats.
- BID-17844: AWStats Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-2237: The web interface for AWStats 6.4 and 6.5, when statistics updates are enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the migrate parameter.
- DSA-1058: awstats -- missing input sanitising
- FrSIRT/ADV-2006-1678: AWStats migrate Parameter Handling Shell Command Injection Vulnerability
- GLSA-200606-06: AWStats: Remote execution of arbitrary code
- OSVDB ID: 25284: AWStats migrate Variable Arbitrary Command Execution
- SA19969: AWStats "migrate" Shell Command Injection Vulnerability
- SUSE-SA:2006:033: awstats remote code execution
- USN-285-1: AWStats vulnerability
Reported:
May 03, 2006
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