AWStats Totals multisort() command execution
| awstatstotals-multisort-command-execution (44712) |  High Risk |
Description:
AWStats Totals could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrray command on the system, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the multisort() function. By creating specially-crafted sort parameters, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the vulnerable system.
Platforms Affected:
- Telartis BV, AWStats Totals 1.0
- Telartis BV, AWStats Totals 1.1
- Telartis BV, AWStats Totals 1.11
- Telartis BV, AWStats Totals 1.13
- Telartis BV, AWStats Totals 1.14
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of AWStats Totals (1.15 or later), available from the Telartis Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Emory University UTS Security Advisory EMORY-2008-01 , Multiple Vulnerabilities in AWStats Totals at http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ekenda2/EMORY-2008-01.txt .
- Telartis Web site, AWStats Totals 1.15 at http://www.telartis.nl/xcms/awstats/.
- BID-30856: AWStats Totals 'sort' Parameter Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-3922: awstatstotals.php in AWStats Totals 1.0 through 1.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via PHP sequences in the sort parameter, which is used by the multisort function when dynamically creating an anonymous PHP function.
- SA31630: AWStats Totals Cross-site Scripting and PHP Code Execution
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2442: AWStats Totals Code Execution and Cross Ste Scripting Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Aug 26, 2008
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