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FreeBSD : awstats -- remote code execution (4055aee5-f4c6-11e7-95f2-005056925db4)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 105665

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Mitre reports :

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.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=225007

http://www.nessus.org/u?e9e8343f

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 105665

File Name: freebsd_pkg_4055aee5f4c611e795f2005056925db4.nasl

Version: 3.6

Type: local

Published: 1/9/2018

Updated: 11/10/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-1000501

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:awstats, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/8/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/3/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-1000501