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CVE-2017-1000501

Awstats version 7.6 and earlier is vulnerable to a path traversal flaw in the handling of the "config" and "migrate" parameters resulting in unauthenticated remote code execution.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from awstats, from debian organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2018, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2018-01-03T15:29:00.283

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:04:52.780

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-22

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	awstats	awstats	≤ 7.6.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	7.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	9.0	Yes

References

http://www.awstats.org/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/eldy/awstats/commit/06c0ab29c1e5059d9e0279c6b64d573d619e1651 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/eldy/awstats/commit/cf219843a74c951bf5986f3a7fffa3dcf99c3899 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00012.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-37 ([email protected])
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4092 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.awstats.org/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/eldy/awstats/commit/06c0ab29c1e5059d9e0279c6b64d573d619e1651 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/eldy/awstats/commit/cf219843a74c951bf5986f3a7fffa3dcf99c3899 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00012.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-37 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4092 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For awstats's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.